diff --git a/src/rougail/template/base.py b/src/rougail/template/base.py
index 5cad8ff5..9b335b48 100644
--- a/src/rougail/template/base.py
+++ b/src/rougail/template/base.py
@@ -74,12 +74,21 @@ class RougailLeaderIndex:
 
     def __getattr__(self, name):
         if name not in self._follower:
-            raise AttributeError()
+            raise AttributeError(f'unable to find follower "{name}"')
         value = self._follower[name]
         if isinstance(value, PropertiesOptionError):
-            raise AttributeError()
+            raise AttributeError(f'unable to access to follower "{name}": {value}')
         return value
 
+    def __getitem__(self, name):
+        return self.__getattr__(name)
+
+    def __contains__(self, name):
+        if self._follower.__contains__(name):
+            value = self._follower[name]
+            return not isinstance(value, PropertiesOptionError)
+        return False
+
     def __str__(self):
         return str(self._value)
 
@@ -141,11 +150,11 @@ class RougailLeader:
     def __contains__(self, value):
         return self._value.__contains__(value)
 
-    async def add_follower(self,
-                           config,
-                           name: str,
-                           path: str,
-                           ):
+    async def _add_follower(self,
+                            config,
+                            name: str,
+                            path: str,
+                            ):
         """Add a new follower
         """
         self._follower[name] = []
@@ -389,10 +398,10 @@ class RougailBaseTemplate:
                             if is_variable_namespace:
                                 self.rougail_variables_dict[await suboption.option.name()] = leader
                         else:
-                            await leader.add_follower(self.config,
-                                                      await suboption.option.name(),
-                                                      await suboption.option.path(),
-                                                      )
+                            await leader._add_follower(self.config,
+                                                       await suboption.option.name(),
+                                                       await suboption.option.path(),
+                                                       )
                     variables[leader_name] = leader
                 else:
                     if is_service_namespace == 'root':
diff --git a/tests/dictionaries/40ifin_leadershipauto/result/etc/mailname b/tests/dictionaries/40ifin_leadershipauto/result/etc/mailname
index 155aa30c..6da0a4c2 100644
--- a/tests/dictionaries/40ifin_leadershipauto/result/etc/mailname
+++ b/tests/dictionaries/40ifin_leadershipauto/result/etc/mailname
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
+#attr
+leader: a
+follower2: 
+#key
 leader: a
 follower2: 
diff --git a/tests/dictionaries/40ifin_leadershipauto/tmpl/mailname b/tests/dictionaries/40ifin_leadershipauto/tmpl/mailname
index 43dbe7d1..507012d7 100644
--- a/tests/dictionaries/40ifin_leadershipauto/tmpl/mailname
+++ b/tests/dictionaries/40ifin_leadershipauto/tmpl/mailname
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#attr
 %for %%lead in %%leader
 leader: %%lead
 %if %%hasattr(%%lead, 'follower1')
@@ -7,3 +8,13 @@ follower1: %%lead.follower1
 follower2: %%lead.follower2
 %end if
 %end for
+#key
+%for %%lead in %%leader
+leader: %%lead
+%if 'follower1' in %%lead
+follower1: %%lead['follower1']
+%end if
+%if 'follower2' in %%lead
+follower2: %%lead['follower2']
+%end if
+%end for