diff --git a/src/Dot.php b/src/Dot.php
index f3436af..b539412 100644
--- a/src/Dot.php
+++ b/src/Dot.php
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ class Dot implements ArrayAccess, Countable, IteratorAggregate, JsonSerializable
     public function __construct($items = [], $parse = false)
     {
         $items = $this->getArrayItems($items);
-        if ($parse === true) {
-            $this->set($items);
-            return;
+
+        if ($parse) {
+            return $this->set($items);
         }
 
         $this->items = $items;
diff --git a/tests/DotTest.php b/tests/DotTest.php
index c8e136e..fdd6a5d 100644
--- a/tests/DotTest.php
+++ b/tests/DotTest.php
@@ -59,8 +59,11 @@ public function testConstructHelper()
     public function testConstructWithParsing()
     {
         $dot = new Dot(['foo.bar' => 'baz']);
+
         $this->assertEquals(['foo.bar' => 'baz'], $dot->get());
+
         $dot = new Dot(['foo.bar' => 'baz'], true);
+
         $this->assertEquals(['foo' => ['bar' => 'baz']], $dot->get());
     }