diff --git a/jedi/api.py b/jedi/api.py
index 05eb60d9..5eedd23c 100644
--- a/jedi/api.py
+++ b/jedi/api.py
@@ -391,7 +391,9 @@ class Script(object):
             defs, search_name = evaluate.goto(stmt)
             definitions = follow_inexistent_imports(defs)
             if isinstance(user_stmt, pr.Statement):
-                if user_stmt.get_commands()[0].start_pos > self.pos:
+                call = user_stmt.get_commands()[0]
+                if not isinstance(call, (str, unicode)) and \
+                   call.start_pos > self.pos:
                     # The cursor must be after the start, otherwise the
                     # statement is just an assignee.
                     definitions = [user_stmt]
diff --git a/jedi/evaluate.py b/jedi/evaluate.py
index 1355672b..5aea7a48 100644
--- a/jedi/evaluate.py
+++ b/jedi/evaluate.py
@@ -794,7 +794,10 @@ def goto(stmt, call_path=None):
         commands = stmt.get_commands()
         assert len(commands) == 1
         call = commands[0]
-        call_path = list(call.generate_call_path())
+        if isinstance(call, (str, unicode)):
+            call_path = [call]
+        else:
+            call_path = list(call.generate_call_path())
 
     scope = stmt.get_parent_until(pr.IsScope)
     pos = stmt.start_pos
diff --git a/test/test_regression.py b/test/test_regression.py
index 48e6b2ad..e44afb8d 100755
--- a/test/test_regression.py
+++ b/test/test_regression.py
@@ -329,6 +329,14 @@ class TestRegression(TestBase):
             defs = self.goto_definitions("assert")
             assert len(defs) == 1
 
+    def test_goto_assignments_keyword(self):
+        """
+        Bug: goto assignments on ``in`` used to raise AttributeError::
+
+          'unicode' object has no attribute 'generate_call_path'
+        """
+        self.goto_assignments('in')
+
     def test_goto_following_on_imports(self):
         s = "import multiprocessing.dummy; multiprocessing.dummy"
         g = self.goto_assignments(s)