diff --git a/Core/Frameworks/Flake/Core/Collection.php b/Core/Frameworks/Flake/Core/Collection.php
index 32da1c9..68455c0 100644
--- a/Core/Frameworks/Flake/Core/Collection.php
+++ b/Core/Frameworks/Flake/Core/Collection.php
@@ -170,13 +170,13 @@ class Collection extends \Flake\Core\FLObject implements \Iterator {
     function &__call($sName, $aArguments) {
         if (
             strlen($sName) > 7 &&
-            $sName{0} === "s" &&
-            $sName{1} === "e" &&
-            $sName{2} === "t" &&
-            $sName{3} === "M" &&
-            $sName{4} === "e" &&
-            $sName{5} === "t" &&
-            $sName{6} === "a"
+            $sName[0] === "s" &&
+            $sName[1] === "e" &&
+            $sName[2] === "t" &&
+            $sName[3] === "M" &&
+            $sName[4] === "e" &&
+            $sName[5] === "t" &&
+            $sName[6] === "a"
         ) {
             $sKey = strtolower(substr($sName, 7, 1)) . substr($sName, 8);
             $mValue = & $aArguments[0];
@@ -194,13 +194,13 @@ class Collection extends \Flake\Core\FLObject implements \Iterator {
 
         } elseif (
             strlen($sName) > 7 &&
-            $sName{0} === "g" &&
-            $sName{1} === "e" &&
-            $sName{2} === "t" &&
-            $sName{3} === "M" &&
-            $sName{4} === "e" &&
-            $sName{5} === "t" &&
-            $sName{6} === "a"
+            $sName[0] === "g" &&
+            $sName[1] === "e" &&
+            $sName[2] === "t" &&
+            $sName[3] === "M" &&
+            $sName[4] === "e" &&
+            $sName[5] === "t" &&
+            $sName[6] === "a"
         ) {
             $sKey = strtolower(substr($sName, 7, 1)) . substr($sName, 8);
             if (array_key_exists($sKey, $this->aMeta)) {
diff --git a/Core/Frameworks/Flake/Util/Router.php b/Core/Frameworks/Flake/Util/Router.php
index 02b109d..b032a09 100644
--- a/Core/Frameworks/Flake/Util/Router.php
+++ b/Core/Frameworks/Flake/Util/Router.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ abstract class Router extends \Flake\Core\FLObject {
 
     static function getRouteForController($sController) {
 
-        if ($sController{0} !== "\\") {
+        if ($sController[0] !== "\\") {
             $sController = "\\" . $sController;
         }