diff --git a/lib/settingslogic.rb b/lib/settingslogic.rb
index 5996e59..e5c12fd 100644
--- a/lib/settingslogic.rb
+++ b/lib/settingslogic.rb
@@ -73,10 +73,15 @@ class Settingslogic < Hash
       # of the singleton pattern.  Basically this proxies Setting.foo to Setting.instance.foo
       def create_accessors!
         instance.each do |key,val|
-          next unless key.to_s =~ /^\w+$/  # could have "some-setting:" which blows up eval
-          instance_eval "def #{key}; instance.send(:#{key}); end"
+          create_accessor_for(key)
         end
       end
+
+      def create_accessor_for(key)
+        return unless key.to_s =~ /^\w+$/  # could have "some-setting:" which blows up eval
+        instance_eval "def #{key}; instance.send(:#{key}); end"
+      end
+
   end
 
   # Initializes a new settings object. You can initialize an object in any of the following ways:
diff --git a/spec/settingslogic_spec.rb b/spec/settingslogic_spec.rb
index 4034a46..24ed978 100644
--- a/spec/settingslogic_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/settingslogic_spec.rb
@@ -91,8 +91,21 @@ describe "Settingslogic" do
     Settings.language[:erlang] = {}
     Settings.language[:erlang][:paradigm] = 'functional'
     Settings.language.erlang.paradigm.should == 'functional'
+
+    Settings[:toplevel] = '42'
+    Settings.toplevel.should == '42'
   end
 
+  # This one edge case currently does not pass, because it requires very
+  # esoteric code in order to make it pass.  It was judged not worth fixing,
+  # as it introduces significant complexity for minor gain.
+  # it "should handle reloading top-level settings"
+  #   Settings[:inspect] = 'yeah baby'
+  #   Settings.inspect.should == 'yeah baby'
+  #   Settings.reload!
+  #   Settings.inspect.should == 'Settings'
+  # end
+
   it "should handle oddly-named settings" do
     Settings.language['some-dash-setting#'] = 'dashtastic'
     Settings.language['some-dash-setting#'].should == 'dashtastic'
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