diff --git a/internal/template/reflect.go b/internal/template/reflect.go
index f329f28d..6a5f3b9b 100644
--- a/internal/template/reflect.go
+++ b/internal/template/reflect.go
@@ -41,7 +41,24 @@ func deepGetImpl(v reflect.Value, path []string) interface{} {
 	case reflect.Struct:
 		return deepGetImpl(v.FieldByName(path[0]), path[1:])
 	case reflect.Map:
-		return deepGetImpl(v.MapIndex(reflect.ValueOf(path[0])), path[1:])
+		// If the first part of the path is a key in the map, we use it directly
+		if mapValue := v.MapIndex(reflect.ValueOf(path[0])); mapValue.IsValid() {
+			return deepGetImpl(mapValue, path[1:])
+		}
+
+		// If the first part of the path is not a key in the map, we try to find a valid key by joining the path parts
+		for i := 2; i <= len(path); i++ {
+			joinedPath := strings.Join(path[0:i], ".")
+			if mapValue := v.MapIndex(reflect.ValueOf(joinedPath)); mapValue.IsValid() {
+				if i == len(path) {
+					return mapValue.Interface()
+				}
+				return deepGetImpl(mapValue, path[i:])
+			}
+		}
+
+		log.Printf("unable to find key from the path expression %s in map %v\n", strings.Join(path, "."), v)
+		return nil
 	case reflect.Slice, reflect.Array:
 		i, err := parseAllocateInt(path[0])
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/template/reflect_test.go b/internal/template/reflect_test.go
index 2c43eb3b..5246fb31 100644
--- a/internal/template/reflect_test.go
+++ b/internal/template/reflect_test.go
@@ -74,6 +74,28 @@ func TestDeepGet(t *testing.T) {
 			"...",
 			"foo",
 		},
+		{
+			"map with dot in key",
+			map[string]map[string]string{
+				"Foo": {
+					"foo.bar.baz.qux": "quux",
+				},
+			},
+			"Foo.foo.bar.baz.qux",
+			"quux",
+		},
+		{
+			"nested maps with dot in keys",
+			map[string]map[string]map[string]string{
+				"Foo": {
+					"foo.bar": {
+						"baz.qux": "quux",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			"Foo.foo.bar.baz.qux",
+			"quux",
+		},
 		{"struct", s, "X", "foo"},
 		{"pointer to struct", sp, "X", "foo"},
 		{"double pointer to struct", &sp, ".X", nil},
diff --git a/internal/template/sort.go b/internal/template/sort.go
index ef71258f..b4efd4c9 100644
--- a/internal/template/sort.go
+++ b/internal/template/sort.go
@@ -90,6 +90,14 @@ func getFieldAsString(item interface{}, path string) string {
 func (s sortableByKey) Less(i, j int) bool {
 	dataI := getFieldAsString(s.data[i], s.key)
 	dataJ := getFieldAsString(s.data[j], s.key)
+
+	if intI, err := strconv.ParseInt(dataI, 10, 64); err == nil {
+		if intJ, err := strconv.ParseInt(dataJ, 10, 64); err == nil {
+			// If both are integers, compare as integers
+			return intI < intJ
+		}
+	}
+
 	return dataI < dataJ
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/template/sort_test.go b/internal/template/sort_test.go
index e5c5ff44..68a4e48d 100644
--- a/internal/template/sort_test.go
+++ b/internal/template/sort_test.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func TestSortObjectsByKeys(t *testing.T) {
 		Env: map[string]string{
 			"VIRTUAL_HOST": "bar.localhost",
 		},
-		ID: "9",
+		ID: "11",
 	}
 	o1 := &context.RuntimeContainer{
 		Created: time.Date(2021, 1, 2, 0, 0, 10, 0, time.UTC),