diff --git a/lib/rails_ext/active_record_has_json.rb b/lib/rails_ext/active_record_has_json.rb
index 8a3bdd7..c2c174e 100644
--- a/lib/rails_ext/active_record_has_json.rb
+++ b/lib/rails_ext/active_record_has_json.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
             value = args.first
             @data[key] = ActiveModel::Type.lookup(key_type).cast(value)
           else
-            @data.fetch(key)
+            @data[key]
           end
         else
           super