diff --git a/lib/jsog.rb b/lib/jsog.rb
index 7b8fd16..2066ac8 100644
--- a/lib/jsog.rb
+++ b/lib/jsog.rb
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ def decode_object(encoded, found)
       found[id.to_s] = result if id # be defensive if someone uses numbers in violation of the spec
 
       encoded.each do |key, value|
-        result[key] = do_decode(value, found)
+        result[key] = do_decode(value, found) unless key == '@id'
       end
 
       return result