diff --git a/src/Val.h b/src/Val.h
index 9b402b0d2d..bfbca2b6a6 100644
--- a/src/Val.h
+++ b/src/Val.h
@@ -1301,33 +1301,33 @@ public:
 		if constexpr ( std::is_same_v<T, BoolVal> ||
 		               std::is_same_v<T, IntVal> ||
 		               std::is_same_v<T, EnumVal> )
-			return record_val->at(field).int_val;
+			return record_val->operator[](field).int_val;
 		else if constexpr ( std::is_same_v<T, CountVal> )
-			return record_val->at(field).uint_val;
+			return record_val->operator[](field).uint_val;
 		else if constexpr ( std::is_same_v<T, DoubleVal> ||
 		                    std::is_same_v<T, TimeVal> ||
 		                    std::is_same_v<T, IntervalVal> )
-			return record_val->at(field).double_val;
+			return record_val->operator[](field).double_val;
 		else if constexpr ( std::is_same_v<T, PortVal> )
 			return val_mgr->Port(record_val->at(field).uint_val);
 		else if constexpr ( std::is_same_v<T, StringVal> )
-			return record_val->at(field).string_val->Get();
+			return record_val->operator[](field).string_val->Get();
 		else if constexpr ( std::is_same_v<T, AddrVal> )
-			return record_val->at(field).addr_val->Get();
+			return record_val->operator[](field).addr_val->Get();
 		else if constexpr ( std::is_same_v<T, SubNetVal> )
-			return record_val->at(field).subnet_val->Get();
+			return record_val->operator[](field).subnet_val->Get();
 		else if constexpr ( std::is_same_v<T, File> )
-			return *(record_val->at(field).file_val);
+			return *(record_val->operator[](field).file_val);
 		else if constexpr ( std::is_same_v<T, Func> )
-			return *(record_val->at(field).func_val);
+			return *(record_val->operator[](field).func_val);
 		else if constexpr ( std::is_same_v<T, PatternVal> )
-			return record_val->at(field).re_val->Get();
+			return record_val->operator[](field).re_val->Get();
 		else if constexpr ( std::is_same_v<T, RecordVal> )
-			return record_val->at(field).record_val;
+			return record_val->operator[](field).record_val;
 		else if constexpr ( std::is_same_v<T, VectorVal> )
-			return record_val->at(field).vector_val;
+			return record_val->operator[](field).vector_val;
 		else if constexpr ( std::is_same_v<T, TableVal> )
-			return record_val->at(field).table_val->Get();
+			return record_val->operator[](field).table_val->Get();
 		else
 			{
 			// It's an error to reach here, although because of
@@ -1342,12 +1342,12 @@ public:
 	T GetFieldAs(int field) const
 		{
 		if constexpr ( std::is_integral_v<T> && std::is_signed_v<T> )
-			return record_val->at(field).int_val;
+			return record_val->operator[](field).int_val;
 		else if constexpr ( std::is_integral_v<T> &&
 					std::is_unsigned_v<T> )
-			return record_val->at(field).uint_val;
+			return record_val->operator[](field).uint_val;
 		else if constexpr ( std::is_floating_point_v<T> )
-			return record_val->at(field).double_val;
+			return record_val->operator[](field).double_val;
 
 		// Note: we could add other types here using type traits,
 		// such as is_same_v<T, std::string>, etc.