diff --git a/reflections/shape/shape-test.js b/reflections/shape/shape-test.js
index 02be6ce..7ead2ca 100644
--- a/reflections/shape/shape-test.js
+++ b/reflections/shape/shape-test.js
@@ -184,8 +184,6 @@ QUnit.test("toArray", function(){
 QUnit.module('can-reflect: shape reflections: own');
 
 QUnit.test("hasOwnKey", function(){
-
-
 	var map;
 	// Defined on something
 
@@ -204,6 +202,16 @@ QUnit.test("hasOwnKey", function(){
 });
 
 
+QUnit.test("hasOwnKey on null derived object", function(){
+	var obj = Object.create(null);
+	obj.foo = "bar";
+
+	QUnit.ok( shapeReflections.hasOwnKey(obj, "foo") , "obj" );
+	QUnit.ok( !shapeReflections.hasOwnKey(obj, "bar") , "obj" );
+
+});
+
+
 QUnit.test("getOwnKeys", function(){
 	var obj = Object.create(null,{
 		foo: {value: "1", enumerable: true},
diff --git a/reflections/shape/shape.js b/reflections/shape/shape.js
index a7a0051..17235fc 100644
--- a/reflections/shape/shape.js
+++ b/reflections/shape/shape.js
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ if(typeof Map === "function") {
 	// IE-remove-end
 }
 
+var hasOwnProperty = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty;
+
 var shapeReflections;
 
 var shiftFirstArgumentToThis = function(func){
@@ -556,7 +558,7 @@ shapeReflections = {
 			});
 			return found;
 		}
-		return obj.hasOwnProperty(key);
+		return hasOwnProperty.call(obj, key);
 	},
 	/**
 	 * @function can-reflect.getOwnEnumerableKeys getOwnEnumerableKeys
@@ -1057,7 +1059,7 @@ shapeReflections = {
 			return false;
 		}
 		if (typeReflections.isPrimitive(obj)) {
-			if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(obj, key)) {
+			if (hasOwnProperty.call(obj, key)) {
 				return true;
 			} else {
 				var proto;