diff --git a/src/dense_sparse.jl b/src/dense_sparse.jl
index a14efa9..b600721 100644
--- a/src/dense_sparse.jl
+++ b/src/dense_sparse.jl
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ description(P::DenseSparseArray) = ""
 
 function _convert_idx(x::Vector,GU::GamsUniverse,d::Symbol)
     @assert (all(i∈GU[d] for i∈x)) "At least one element of $x is not in set $d"
-    return x
+    return [[i] for i∈x]
 end
 
 function _convert_idx(x::GamsSet,GU::GamsUniverse,d::Symbol)
     @assert x==GU[d] "The set\n\n$x\ndoes not match the domain set $d"
-    return [i for i∈x]
+    return [[i] for i∈x]
 end
 
 
@@ -51,26 +51,39 @@ function Base.getindex(P::DenseSparseArray{T,N},idx::CartesianIndex{N}) where {T
 end
 
 
+"""
 
-#Assume input has no masks
-function Base.getindex(P::DenseSparseArray{T,N},idx::Vararg{Any,N}) where {T,N}
-   return _getindex(P,idx...)
+if v = [:a,:b,:c,:d,:e] and p = (2,2,1)
+
+we expect output of 
+
+[[:a,:b],[:c,:d],[:e]]
+"""
+function partition(v,p)
+    ind = ((sum(p[i] for i∈1:n;init=1),sum(p[i] for i∈1:(n+1);init=1)-1) for n∈0:(length(p)-1))
+    return [[v[i] for i∈a:b] for (a,b)∈ind]
 end
 
+function dimension(x)
+    return 1
+end
 
-function _getindex(P::DenseSparseArray{T,N},idx::Vararg{Any,N}) where {T,N}
+function Base.getindex(P::DenseSparseArray{T,N},idx::Vararg{Any}) where {T,N}
+    domain_match = partition(domain(P),dimension.(idx)) #Used for masking
+
+    @assert sum(length.(domain_match)) == dimension(P) "Not enough inputs, or something. Get a better error message"
+    
     GU = universe(P)
-    d = domain(P)
+    idx = map((x,d)->_convert_idx(x,GU,d...),idx,domain_match)
 
-    idx = map((x,d) -> _convert_idx(x,GU,d), idx, d) |>
-        x -> collect(Iterators.product(x...)) |>
-        x -> dropdims(x,dims=tuple(findall(size(x).==1)...))
+    X = Tuple.(Iterators.flatten.(Iterators.product(idx...)))
 
     data_dict = data(P)
-    length(idx) == 1 ? get(data_dict,idx[1],zero(T)) : get.(Ref(data_dict),idx,zero(T))
+    length(X) == 1 ? get(data_dict,X[1],0) : get.(Ref(data_dict),X,0)
 
 end
 
+
 ################
 ### setindex ###
 ################