diff --git a/json-serde/src/main/java/org/openx/data/jsonserde/objectinspector/JsonObjectInspectorFactory.java b/json-serde/src/main/java/org/openx/data/jsonserde/objectinspector/JsonObjectInspectorFactory.java
index a27d2599..a564312d 100644
--- a/json-serde/src/main/java/org/openx/data/jsonserde/objectinspector/JsonObjectInspectorFactory.java
+++ b/json-serde/src/main/java/org/openx/data/jsonserde/objectinspector/JsonObjectInspectorFactory.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 import org.openx.data.jsonserde.objectinspector.primitive.JavaStringLongObjectInspector;
 import org.openx.data.jsonserde.objectinspector.primitive.JavaStringShortObjectInspector;
 import org.openx.data.jsonserde.objectinspector.primitive.JavaStringTimestampObjectInspector;
+import org.openx.data.jsonserde.objectinspector.primitive.JavaStringJsonObjectInspector;
 
 /**
  *
@@ -178,6 +179,7 @@ public static JsonMapObjectInspector getJsonMapObjectInspector(
 	primitiveOICache.put(PrimitiveCategory.FLOAT, new JavaStringFloatObjectInspector());
 	primitiveOICache.put(PrimitiveCategory.DOUBLE, new JavaStringDoubleObjectInspector());
         primitiveOICache.put(PrimitiveCategory.TIMESTAMP, new JavaStringTimestampObjectInspector());
+        primitiveOICache.put(PrimitiveCategory.STRING,new JavaStringJsonObjectInspector());
     }
     
     /**
diff --git a/json-serde/src/main/java/org/openx/data/jsonserde/objectinspector/primitive/JavaStringJsonObjectInspector.java b/json-serde/src/main/java/org/openx/data/jsonserde/objectinspector/primitive/JavaStringJsonObjectInspector.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..01f6b87a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/json-serde/src/main/java/org/openx/data/jsonserde/objectinspector/primitive/JavaStringJsonObjectInspector.java
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package org.openx.data.jsonserde.objectinspector.primitive;
+
+
+import org.apache.hadoop.hive.serde2.objectinspector.PrimitiveObjectInspector;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hive.serde2.objectinspector.primitive.AbstractPrimitiveJavaObjectInspector;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hive.serde2.objectinspector.primitive.PrimitiveObjectInspectorUtils;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hive.serde2.objectinspector.primitive.SettableStringObjectInspector;
+import org.apache.hadoop.io.Text;
+
+/**
+ * Created by linuxuser on 10/9/14.
+ */
+public class JavaStringJsonObjectInspector extends AbstractPrimitiveJavaObjectInspector implements SettableStringObjectInspector {
+
+    public JavaStringJsonObjectInspector(){super(PrimitiveObjectInspectorUtils.stringTypeEntry); };
+
+    @Override
+    public Text getPrimitiveWritableObject(Object o) {
+        return o == null ? null : new Text(((String) o.toString()));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getPrimitiveJavaObject(Object o) {
+        return  o == null ? null : o.toString();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Object create(Text value) {
+        return value == null ? null : value.toString();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Object set(Object o, Text value) {
+        return value == null ? null : value.toString();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Object create(String value) {
+        return value;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Object set(Object o, String value) {
+        return value;
+    }
+
+
+
+}
diff --git a/json-serde/src/test/java/org/openx/data/jsonserde/GetJsonObjectTest.java b/json-serde/src/test/java/org/openx/data/jsonserde/GetJsonObjectTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..13c7c70d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/json-serde/src/test/java/org/openx/data/jsonserde/GetJsonObjectTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+package org.openx.data.jsonserde;
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+import java.util.Properties;
+import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.udf.UDFJson;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hive.serde.Constants;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hive.serde2.SerDeException;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hive.serde2.objectinspector.ListObjectInspector;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hive.serde2.objectinspector.StructObjectInspector;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hive.serde2.objectinspector.primitive.StringObjectInspector;
+import org.apache.hadoop.io.Text;
+import org.apache.hadoop.io.Writable;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.openx.data.jsonserde.json.JSONException;
+import org.openx.data.jsonserde.json.JSONObject;
+/**
+ * Tests getJson Object
+ *
+ *
+ */
+public class GetJsonObjectTest {
+    static JsonSerDe instance;
+    @Before
+    public void setUp() throws Exception {
+        initialize();
+    }
+    static public void initialize() throws Exception {
+        instance = new JsonSerDe();
+        Configuration conf = null;
+        Properties tbl = new Properties();
+// from google video API
+        tbl.setProperty(Constants.LIST_COLUMNS, "kind,etag,pageInfo,v_items");
+        tbl.setProperty(
+                Constants.LIST_COLUMN_TYPES,
+                ("string,string," + "string,"
+                        + "ARRAY<STRUCT<kind:STRING,"
+                        + "etag:STRING,"
+                        + "id:STRING,"
+                        + "v_statistics:STRUCT<viewCount:INT,likeCount:INT,dislikeCount:INT,favoriteCount:INT,commentCount:INT>,"
+                        + "topicDetails:STRUCT<topicIds:ARRAY<STRING>,relevantTopicIds:ARRAY<STRING>>"
+                        + ">>").toLowerCase());
+        tbl.setProperty("mapping.v_items", "items");
+        tbl.setProperty("mapping.v_statistics", "statistics");
+        instance.initialize(conf, tbl);
+        tbl.setProperty("mapping.v_items", "items");
+        tbl.setProperty("mapping.v_statistics", "statistics");
+        instance.initialize(conf, tbl);
+    }
+    @Test
+    public void testGetJsonObject() throws SerDeException, JSONException {
+        Writable w = new Text(
+                "{ \"kind\": \"youtube#videoListResponse\", \"etag\": \"\\\"79S54kzisD_9SOTfQLu_0TVQSpY/mYlS4-ghMGhc1wTFCwoQl3IYDZc\\\"\", \"pageInfo\": { \"totalResults\": 1, \"resultsPerPage\": 1 }, \"items\": [ { \"kind\": \"youtube#video\", \"etag\": \"\\\"79S54kzisD_9SOTfQLu_0TVQSpY/A4foLs-VO317Po_ulY6b5mSimZA\\\"\", \"id\": \"wHkPb68dxEw\", \"statistics\": { \"viewCount\": \"9211\", \"likeCount\": \"79\", \"dislikeCount\": \"11\", \"favoriteCount\": \"0\", \"commentCount\": \"29\" }, \"topicDetails\": { \"topicIds\": [ \"/m/02mjmr\" ], \"relevantTopicIds\": [ \"/m/0cnfvd\", \"/m/01jdpf\" ] } } ] }");
+        JSONObject result = (JSONObject) instance.deserialize(w);
+        StructObjectInspector soi = (StructObjectInspector) instance.getObjectInspector();
+        Object res = soi.getStructFieldData(result, soi.getStructFieldRef("pageinfo"));
+        StringObjectInspector loi = (StringObjectInspector) soi.getStructFieldRef("pageinfo")
+                .getFieldObjectInspector();
+        UDFJson udfJson = new UDFJson();
+        Text output = udfJson.evaluate(loi.getPrimitiveJavaObject(res), "$.totalresults");
+        assertEquals("1", output.toString());
+    }
+    @Test
+    public void testNestedGetJsonObject() throws SerDeException, JSONException {
+        Writable w = new Text(
+                "{ \"kind\": \"youtube#videoListResponse\", \"etag\": \"\\\"79S54kzisD_9SOTfQLu_0TVQSpY/mYlS4-ghMGhc1wTFCwoQl3IYDZc\\\"\", \"pageInfo\": { \"pagehit\":{ \"kind\": \"youtube#video\" } ,\"totalResults\": 1, \"resultsPerPage\": 1 }, \"items\": [ { \"kind\": \"youtube#video\", \"etag\": \"\\\"79S54kzisD_9SOTfQLu_0TVQSpY/A4foLs-VO317Po_ulY6b5mSimZA\\\"\", \"id\": \"wHkPb68dxEw\", \"statistics\": { \"viewCount\": \"9211\", \"likeCount\": \"79\", \"dislikeCount\": \"11\", \"favoriteCount\": \"0\", \"commentCount\": \"29\" }, \"topicDetails\": { \"topicIds\": [ \"/m/02mjmr\" ], \"relevantTopicIds\": [ \"/m/0cnfvd\", \"/m/01jdpf\" ] } } ] }");
+        StructObjectInspector soi = (StructObjectInspector) instance.getObjectInspector();
+        JSONObject result = (JSONObject) instance.deserialize(w);
+        Object res = soi.getStructFieldData(result, soi.getStructFieldRef("pageinfo"));
+        StringObjectInspector loi = (StringObjectInspector) soi.getStructFieldRef("pageinfo")
+                .getFieldObjectInspector();
+        UDFJson udfJson = new UDFJson();
+        Text output = udfJson.evaluate(loi.getPrimitiveJavaObject(res), "$.pagehit");
+        assertEquals("{\"kind\":\"youtube#video\"}", output.toString());
+    }
+    @Test
+    public void testStringWhenNotJson() throws SerDeException, JSONException {
+        Writable w = new Text(
+                "{ \"kind\": \"youtube#videoListResponse\", \"etag\": \"\\\"79S54kzisD_9SOTfQLu_0TVQSpY/mYlS4-ghMGhc1wTFCwoQl3IYDZc\\\"\", \"pageInfo\": \"page\", \"items\": [ { \"kind\": \"youtube#video\", \"etag\": \"\\\"79S54kzisD_9SOTfQLu_0TVQSpY/A4foLs-VO317Po_ulY6b5mSimZA\\\"\", \"id\": \"wHkPb68dxEw\", \"statistics\": { \"viewCount\": \"9211\", \"likeCount\": \"79\", \"dislikeCount\": \"11\", \"favoriteCount\": \"0\", \"commentCount\": \"29\" }, \"topicDetails\": { \"topicIds\": [ \"/m/02mjmr\" ], \"relevantTopicIds\": [ \"/m/0cnfvd\", \"/m/01jdpf\" ] } } ] }");
+        StructObjectInspector soi = (StructObjectInspector) instance.getObjectInspector();
+        JSONObject result = (JSONObject) instance.deserialize(w);
+        Object res = soi.getStructFieldData(result, soi.getStructFieldRef("pageinfo"));
+        StringObjectInspector loi = (StringObjectInspector) soi.getStructFieldRef("pageinfo")
+                .getFieldObjectInspector();
+        UDFJson udfJson = new UDFJson();
+        Text output = udfJson.evaluate(loi.getPrimitiveJavaObject(res), "$.test_field");
+        assertNull(output);
+    }
+    @Test
+    public void testStringWhenFieldIsNotInJson() throws SerDeException, JSONException {
+        Writable w = new Text(
+                "{ \"kind\": \"youtube#videoListResponse\", \"etag\": \"\\\"79S54kzisD_9SOTfQLu_0TVQSpY/mYlS4-ghMGhc1wTFCwoQl3IYDZc\\\"\", \"pageInfo\": { \"totalResults\": 1, \"resultsPerPage\": 1 }, \"items\": [ { \"kind\": \"youtube#video\", \"etag\": \"\\\"79S54kzisD_9SOTfQLu_0TVQSpY/A4foLs-VO317Po_ulY6b5mSimZA\\\"\", \"id\": \"wHkPb68dxEw\", \"statistics\": { \"viewCount\": \"9211\", \"likeCount\": \"79\", \"dislikeCount\": \"11\", \"favoriteCount\": \"0\", \"commentCount\": \"29\" }, \"topicDetails\": { \"topicIds\": [ \"/m/02mjmr\" ], \"relevantTopicIds\": [ \"/m/0cnfvd\", \"/m/01jdpf\" ] } } ] }");
+        StructObjectInspector soi = (StructObjectInspector) instance.getObjectInspector();
+        JSONObject result = (JSONObject) instance.deserialize(w);
+        Object res = soi.getStructFieldData(result, soi.getStructFieldRef("pageinfo"));
+        StringObjectInspector loi = (StringObjectInspector) soi.getStructFieldRef("pageinfo")
+                .getFieldObjectInspector();
+        UDFJson udfJson = new UDFJson();
+        Text output = udfJson.evaluate(loi.getPrimitiveJavaObject(res), "$.test_field");
+        assertNull(output);
+    }
+    @Test
+    public void testStringWhenJson() throws SerDeException, JSONException {
+        Writable w = new Text(
+                "{ \"kind\": \"youtube#videoListResponse\", \"etag\": \"\\\"79S54kzisD_9SOTfQLu_0TVQSpY/mYlS4-ghMGhc1wTFCwoQl3IYDZc\\\"\", \"pageInfo\": \"page\", \"items\": [ { \"kind\": \"youtube#video\", \"etag\": \"\\\"79S54kzisD_9SOTfQLu_0TVQSpY/A4foLs-VO317Po_ulY6b5mSimZA\\\"\", \"id\": \"wHkPb68dxEw\", \"statistics\": { \"viewCount\": \"9211\", \"likeCount\": \"79\", \"dislikeCount\": \"11\", \"favoriteCount\": \"0\", \"commentCount\": \"29\" }, \"topicDetails\": { \"topicIds\": [ \"/m/02mjmr\" ], \"relevantTopicIds\": [ \"/m/0cnfvd\", \"/m/01jdpf\" ] } } ] }");
+        StructObjectInspector soi = (StructObjectInspector) instance.getObjectInspector();
+        JSONObject result = (JSONObject) instance.deserialize(w);
+        Object res = soi.getStructFieldData(result, soi.getStructFieldRef("pageinfo"));
+        StringObjectInspector loi = (StringObjectInspector) soi.getStructFieldRef("pageinfo")
+                .getFieldObjectInspector();
+        String sres = loi.getPrimitiveJavaObject(res);
+        assertEquals("page", sres);
+    }
+}
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