diff --git a/heat/engine/resources/openstack/heat/software_deployment.py b/heat/engine/resources/openstack/heat/software_deployment.py
index 968e743f31..6e27661371 100644
--- a/heat/engine/resources/openstack/heat/software_deployment.py
+++ b/heat/engine/resources/openstack/heat/software_deployment.py
@@ -638,14 +638,16 @@ class SoftwareDeploymentGroup(resource_group.ResourceGroup):
     def FnGetAtt(self, key, *path):
         rg = super(SoftwareDeploymentGroup, self)
         if key == self.STDOUTS:
-            return rg.FnGetAtt(
-                rg.ATTR_ATTRIBUTES, SoftwareDeployment.STDOUT)
-        if key == self.STDERRS:
-            return rg.FnGetAtt(
-                rg.ATTR_ATTRIBUTES, SoftwareDeployment.STDERR)
-        if key == self.STATUS_CODES:
-            return rg.FnGetAtt(
-                rg.ATTR_ATTRIBUTES, SoftwareDeployment.STATUS_CODE)
+            n_attr = SoftwareDeployment.STDOUT
+        elif key == self.STDERRS:
+            n_attr = SoftwareDeployment.STDERR
+        elif key == self.STATUS_CODES:
+            n_attr = SoftwareDeployment.STATUS_CODE
+        else:
+            return None
+
+        rg_attr = rg.FnGetAtt(rg.ATTR_ATTRIBUTES, n_attr)
+        return attributes.select_from_attribute(rg_attr, path)
 
 
 class SoftwareDeployments(SoftwareDeploymentGroup):
diff --git a/heat/tests/test_software_deployment.py b/heat/tests/test_software_deployment.py
index 5918273507..ca74552c4e 100644
--- a/heat/tests/test_software_deployment.py
+++ b/heat/tests/test_software_deployment.py
@@ -1279,6 +1279,60 @@ class SoftwareDeploymentGroupTest(common.HeatTestCase):
             mock.call('deploy_status_code'),
         ])
 
+        server2.FnGetAtt.assert_has_calls([
+            mock.call('deploy_stdout'),
+            mock.call('deploy_stderr'),
+            mock.call('deploy_status_code'),
+        ])
+
+    def test_attributes_path(self):
+        stack = utils.parse_stack(self.template)
+        snip = stack.t.resource_definitions(stack)['deploy_mysql']
+        resg = sd.SoftwareDeploymentGroup('test', snip, stack)
+        nested = self.patchobject(resg, 'nested')
+        server1 = mock.MagicMock()
+        server2 = mock.MagicMock()
+        nested.return_value = {
+            'server1': server1,
+            'server2': server2
+        }
+
+        server1.FnGetAtt.return_value = 'Thing happened on server1'
+        server2.FnGetAtt.return_value = 'ouch'
+        self.assertEqual('Thing happened on server1',
+                         resg.FnGetAtt('deploy_stdouts', 'server1'))
+        self.assertEqual('ouch',
+                         resg.FnGetAtt('deploy_stdouts', 'server2'))
+
+        server1.FnGetAtt.return_value = ''
+        server2.FnGetAtt.return_value = 'Its gone Pete Tong'
+        self.assertEqual('', resg.FnGetAtt('deploy_stderrs', 'server1'))
+        self.assertEqual('Its gone Pete Tong',
+                         resg.FnGetAtt('deploy_stderrs', 'server2'))
+
+        server1.FnGetAtt.return_value = 0
+        server2.FnGetAtt.return_value = 1
+        self.assertEqual(0, resg.FnGetAtt('deploy_status_codes', 'server1'))
+        self.assertEqual(1, resg.FnGetAtt('deploy_status_codes', 'server2'))
+
+        server1.FnGetAtt.assert_has_calls([
+            mock.call('deploy_stdout'),
+            mock.call('deploy_stdout'),
+            mock.call('deploy_stderr'),
+            mock.call('deploy_stderr'),
+            mock.call('deploy_status_code'),
+            mock.call('deploy_status_code'),
+        ])
+
+        server2.FnGetAtt.assert_has_calls([
+            mock.call('deploy_stdout'),
+            mock.call('deploy_stdout'),
+            mock.call('deploy_stderr'),
+            mock.call('deploy_stderr'),
+            mock.call('deploy_status_code'),
+            mock.call('deploy_status_code'),
+        ])
+
     def test_validate(self):
         stack = utils.parse_stack(self.template)
         snip = stack.t.resource_definitions(stack)['deploy_mysql']