diff --git a/src/boot/boot.janet b/src/boot/boot.janet
index d9c2e132..8f48151c 100644
--- a/src/boot/boot.janet
+++ b/src/boot/boot.janet
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@
 (defn last
   "Get the last element from an indexed data structure."
   [xs]
-  (in xs (- (length xs) 1)))
+  (get xs (- (length xs) 1)))
 
 ###
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diff --git a/test/suite8.janet b/test/suite8.janet
index 5accdcc0..591427ee 100644
--- a/test/suite8.janet
+++ b/test/suite8.janet
@@ -237,4 +237,8 @@ neldb\0\0\0\xD8\x05printG\x01\0\xDE\xDE\xDE'\x03\0marshal_tes/\x02
   load-image-dict))
 (gccollect)
 
+# in vs get regression
+(assert (nil? (first @"")) "in vs get 1")
+(assert (nil? (last @"")) "in vs get 1")
+
 (end-suite)