diff --git a/Model/Item.php b/Model/Item.php
index c720384..3c7b3ef 100644
--- a/Model/Item.php
+++ b/Model/Item.php
@@ -671,7 +671,10 @@ public static function createFromArray(array $array): self
      */
     public static function getPathByField(string $field)
     {
-        if (0 === strpos($field, 'indexed_metadata.')) {
+        if (
+            0 === strpos($field, 'indexed_metadata.') ||
+            0 === strpos($field, '_user')
+        ) {
             return $field;
         }
 
diff --git a/Tests/Model/ItemTest.php b/Tests/Model/ItemTest.php
index 9d1d111..66e32bd 100644
--- a/Tests/Model/ItemTest.php
+++ b/Tests/Model/ItemTest.php
@@ -545,5 +545,6 @@ public function testPathByField()
         $this->assertEquals('indexed_metadata.another_id', Item::getPathByField('another_id'));
         $this->assertEquals('indexed_metadata._field', Item::getPathByField('_field'));
         $this->assertEquals('indexed_metadata._field', Item::getPathByField('indexed_metadata._field'));
+        $this->assertEquals('_user.lol', Item::getPathByField('_user.lol'));
     }
 }