diff --git a/python/helpers/pydev/pydev_console_utils.py b/python/helpers/pydev/pydev_console_utils.py
index d12419e19e57..043351587155 100644
--- a/python/helpers/pydev/pydev_console_utils.py
+++ b/python/helpers/pydev/pydev_console_utils.py
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ class BaseInterpreterInterface:
 
     def getArray(self, attr, roffset, coffset, rows, cols, format):
         xml = "<xml>"
-        name = ".".join(attr.split("\t"))
+        name = attr.split("\t")[-1]
         array = pydevd_vars.evalInContext(name, self.getNamespace(), self.getNamespace())
 
         if rows == -1 and cols == -1:
diff --git a/python/helpers/pydev/pydevd_comm.py b/python/helpers/pydev/pydevd_comm.py
index 8b7596d5818c..8f5fea6f0fb2 100644
--- a/python/helpers/pydev/pydevd_comm.py
+++ b/python/helpers/pydev/pydevd_comm.py
@@ -974,15 +974,15 @@ class InternalGetArray(InternalThreadCommand):
         self.thread_id = thread_id
         self.frame_id = frame_id
         self.scope = scope
-        self.name = ".".join(attrs.split("\t"))
+        self.name = attrs.split("\t")[-1]
         self.attrs = attrs
         self.roffset = int(roffset)
         self.coffset = int(coffset)
         self.rows = int(rows)
         self.cols = int(cols)
         self.format = format
-        if hasattr(self.format, 'decode'):
-            self.format = self.format.decode('utf-8')
+        if hasattr(self.format, 'encode'):
+            self.format = self.format.encode('utf-8')
 
     def doIt(self, dbg):
         try:
diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/console/PydevConsoleCommunication.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/console/PydevConsoleCommunication.java
index 6d237301c293..71cef8164bcd 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/console/PydevConsoleCommunication.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/console/PydevConsoleCommunication.java
@@ -554,14 +554,7 @@ public class PydevConsoleCommunication extends AbstractConsoleCommunication impl
     throws PyDebuggerException {
     if (myClient != null) {
       try {
-        String fullName = var.getName();
-        PyDebugValue child = var;
-        while (child.getParent() != null) {
-          child = child.getParent();
-          fullName = child.getName() + "\t" + fullName;
-        }
-
-        Object ret = myClient.execute(GET_ARRAY, new Object[]{fullName, rowOffset, colOffset, rows, cols, format});
+        Object ret = myClient.execute(GET_ARRAY, new Object[]{var.getName(), rowOffset, colOffset, rows, cols, format});
         if (ret instanceof String) {
           return ProtocolParser.parseArrayValues((String)ret, this);
         }
diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/debugger/array/AsyncArrayTableModel.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/debugger/array/AsyncArrayTableModel.java
index 3eb47155d316..c25ef27b6b17 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/debugger/array/AsyncArrayTableModel.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/debugger/array/AsyncArrayTableModel.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public class AsyncArrayTableModel extends AbstractTableModel {
         final PyDebugValue value = myProvider.getDebugValue();
         final PyDebugValue slicedValue =
           new PyDebugValue(myProvider.getSliceText(), value.getType(), value.getValue(), value.isContainer(), value.isErrorOnEval(),
-                           value.getFrameAccessor());
+                           value.getParent(), value.getFrameAccessor());
 
         ListenableFutureTask<ArrayChunk> task = ListenableFutureTask.create(new Callable<ArrayChunk>() {
           @Override
diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/debugger/array/NumpyArrayTable.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/debugger/array/NumpyArrayTable.java
index 6a2122e9b7f1..bab68147db79 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/debugger/array/NumpyArrayTable.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/debugger/array/NumpyArrayTable.java
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ public class NumpyArrayTable {
   }
 
   public void init() {
-    init(myValue.getName(), false);
+    init(getDebugValue().getEvaluationExpression(), false);
   }
 
   public void init(final String slice, final boolean inPlace) {
@@ -181,14 +181,8 @@ public class NumpyArrayTable {
       public void run() {
         final PyDebugValue value = getDebugValue();
         PyDebugValue parent = value.getParent();
-        String sl = slice;
-
-        if (slice.contains(".")) {
-          sl = slice.substring(slice.lastIndexOf(".") + 1);
-        }
-
         final PyDebugValue slicedValue =
-          new PyDebugValue(sl, value.getType(), value.getValue(), value.isContainer(), value.isErrorOnEval(),
+          new PyDebugValue(slice, value.getType(), value.getValue(), value.isContainer(), value.isErrorOnEval(),
                            parent, value.getFrameAccessor());
 
         final String format = getFormat().isEmpty() ? "%" : getFormat();
@@ -433,14 +427,7 @@ public class NumpyArrayTable {
   }
 
   public String getNodeFullName() {
-    String fullName = getDebugValue().getName();
-    PyDebugValue child = getDebugValue();
-    while (child.getParent() != null) {
-      child = child.getParent();
-      fullName = child.getName() + "." + fullName;
-    }
-
-    return fullName;
+    return getDebugValue().getEvaluationExpression();
   }
 
   public String getFormat() {