diff --git a/pydevicetree/ast/reference.py b/pydevicetree/ast/reference.py
index 8a683e7..8168d87 100644
--- a/pydevicetree/ast/reference.py
+++ b/pydevicetree/ast/reference.py
@@ -33,16 +33,13 @@ def to_dts(self) -> str:
 
 class Path:
     """A Path uniquely identifies a Node by its parents and (optionally) unit address"""
-    def __init__(self, path: str, address: Optional[int] = None):
+    def __init__(self, path: str):
         """Create a path out of a string"""
-        self.path = list(filter(lambda s: s != '', path.split('/')))
-        self.address = address
+        self.path = path
 
     def to_dts(self) -> str:
         """Format the Path in Devicetree Source format"""
-        if self.address:
-            return '/%s@%x' % ('/'.join(self.path), self.address)
-        return '/' + '/'.join(self.path)
+        return self.path
 
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
         return "<Path " + self.to_dts() + ">"
@@ -51,19 +48,15 @@ def __eq__(self, other: object) -> bool:
         if isinstance(other, Path):
             return self.to_dts() == other.to_dts()
         if isinstance(other, str):
-            if ("@" not in other) and (self.address is not None):
-                return self.to_dts().split("@")[0] == other
             return self.to_dts() == other
         return False
 
     def __iter__(self) -> Iterator[str]:
-        return iter(['/'] + self.path)
+        return iter(self.path.split("/"))
 
     def replace(self, old: str, new: str) -> 'Path':
         """Replace any elements of the path which match 'old' with a new element 'new'"""
-        path = [e.replace(old, new) for e in self.path]
-        return Path('/' + '/'.join(path), self.address)
-
+        return Path(self.path.replace(old, new))
 
 class Reference:
     """A Reference is a Devicetree construct which points to a Node in the tree
diff --git a/pydevicetree/source/grammar.py b/pydevicetree/source/grammar.py
index 19cc59e..38a48ee 100644
--- a/pydevicetree/source/grammar.py
+++ b/pydevicetree/source/grammar.py
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@
 node_name = p.Word(p.alphanums + ",.-+_") ^ p.Literal("/")
 integer = p.pyparsing_common.integer ^ (p.Literal("0x").suppress() + p.pyparsing_common.hex_integer)
 unit_address = p.pyparsing_common.hex_integer
+node_handle = node_name("node_name") + p.Optional(p.Literal("@") + unit_address("address"))
 property_name = p.Word(p.alphanums + ",.-_+?#")
 label = p.Word(p.alphanums + "_").setResultsName("label")
 label_creation = p.Combine(label + p.Literal(":"))
 string = p.QuotedString(quoteChar='"')
 stringlist = p.delimitedList(string)
 node_path = p.Combine(p.Literal("/") + \
-        p.delimitedList(node_name, delim="/", combine=True)).setResultsName("path") + \
-        p.Optional(p.Literal("@").suppress() + unit_address("address"))
+        p.delimitedList(node_handle, delim="/", combine=True)).setResultsName("path")
 path_reference = p.Literal("&{").suppress() + node_path + p.Literal("}").suppress()
 label_reference = p.Literal("&").suppress() + label
 reference = path_reference ^ label_reference
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@
 property_assignment = property_name("property_name") + p.Optional(p.Literal("=").suppress() + \
         (property_values)).setResultsName("value") + p.Literal(";").suppress()
 
-node_opener = p.Optional(label_creation) + node_name("node_name") + \
-        p.Optional(p.Literal("@").suppress() + unit_address("address")) + p.Literal("{").suppress()
+node_opener = p.Optional(label_creation) + node_handle + p.Literal("{").suppress()
 node_reference_opener = reference + p.Literal("{").suppress()
 node_closer = p.Literal("}").suppress() + p.Literal(";").suppress()
 node_definition = p.Forward()
diff --git a/pydevicetree/source/parser.py b/pydevicetree/source/parser.py
index 5d70dd5..158e2c0 100644
--- a/pydevicetree/source/parser.py
+++ b/pydevicetree/source/parser.py
@@ -77,9 +77,14 @@ def transformLabel(string, location, tokens):
 
 def transformPath(string, location, tokens):
     """Transforms a ParseResult into a Path"""
-    if tokens.address:
-        return Path(tokens.path, tokens.address)
-    return Path(tokens.path)
+    path = ""
+    for handle in tokens.path[0].split("/"):
+        if "@" in handle:
+            node, address = handle.split("@")
+            path += "/%s@%x" % (node, int(address))
+        elif handle != "":
+            path += "/" + handle
+    return Path(path)
 
 def transformPathReference(string, location, tokens):
     """Transforms a ParseResult into a PathReference"""
diff --git a/tests/test_grammar.py b/tests/test_grammar.py
index 93889af..213f0f6 100644
--- a/tests/test_grammar.py
+++ b/tests/test_grammar.py
@@ -14,11 +14,13 @@ def test_label(self):
     def test_node_path(self):
         from pydevicetree.ast import Path
         self.assertEqual(node_path.parseString("/path/to/foo@deadbeef")[0], Path("/path/to/foo@deadbeef"))
+        self.assertEqual(node_path.parseString("/path/to@0/foo@deadbeef")[0], Path("/path/to@0/foo@deadbeef"))
 
     def test_reference(self):
         from pydevicetree.ast import Label, Path
         self.assertEqual(reference.parseString("&mylabel")[0].label, Label("mylabel"))
         self.assertEqual(reference.parseString("&{/path/to/foo@deadbeef}")[0].path, Path("/path/to/foo@deadbeef"))
+        self.assertEqual(reference.parseString("&{/path/to@0/foo@deadbeef}")[0].path, Path("/path/to@0/foo@deadbeef"))
 
     def test_arith_expr(self):
         self.assertEqual(arith_expr.parseString("(1 + 2)").asList(), [3])