diff --git a/definition_builder.go b/definition_builder.go
index eeb9f13..440beec 100755
--- a/definition_builder.go
+++ b/definition_builder.go
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ func (b definitionBuilder) addModel(st reflect.Type, nameOverride string) *spec.
 	// fixes issue 77 but feels like a workaround.
 	if b.isPrimitiveType(modelName, st.Kind()) {
 		if isArray {
-			sm.Type = []string{"array"}
-			sm.Items = &spec.SchemaOrArray{Schema: &spec.Schema{
-				SchemaProps: spec.SchemaProps{Type: []string{jsonSchemaType(st.Kind().String())}}}}
+			/*			sm.Type = []string{"array"}
+						sm.Items = &spec.SchemaOrArray{Schema: &spec.Schema{
+							SchemaProps: spec.SchemaProps{Type: []string{jsonSchemaType(st.Kind().String())}}}}*/
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -313,26 +313,41 @@ func (b definitionBuilder) buildArrayTypeProperty(field reflect.StructField, jso
 		prop.Type = []string{stringt}
 		return jsonName, prop
 	}
-	var pType = "array"
-	prop.Type = []string{pType}
-	isPrimitive := b.isPrimitiveType(fieldType.Elem().Name(), fieldType.Elem().Kind())
-	elemTypeName := b.getElementTypeName(modelName, jsonName, fieldType.Elem())
 	prop.Items = &spec.SchemaOrArray{
 		Schema: &spec.Schema{},
 	}
+	itemSchema := &prop
+	itemType := fieldType
+	isArray := b.isSliceOrArrayType(fieldType.Kind())
+	for isArray {
+		itemType = itemType.Elem()
+		isArray = b.isSliceOrArrayType(itemType.Kind())
+		if itemType.Kind() == reflect.Uint8 {
+			stringt := "string"
+			itemSchema.Type = []string{stringt}
+			return jsonName, prop
+		}
+		itemSchema.Items = &spec.SchemaOrArray{
+			Schema: &spec.Schema{},
+		}
+		itemSchema.Type = []string{"array"}
+		itemSchema = itemSchema.Items.Schema
+	}
+	isPrimitive := b.isPrimitiveType(itemType.Name(), itemType.Kind())
+	elemTypeName := b.getElementTypeName(modelName, jsonName, itemType)
 	if isPrimitive {
-		mapped := b.jsonSchemaType(elemTypeName, fieldType.Elem().Kind())
-		prop.Items.Schema.Type = []string{mapped}
-		prop.Items.Schema.Format = b.jsonSchemaFormat(elemTypeName, fieldType.Elem().Kind())
+		mapped := b.jsonSchemaType(elemTypeName, itemType.Kind())
+		itemSchema.Type = []string{mapped}
+		itemSchema.Format = b.jsonSchemaFormat(elemTypeName, itemType.Kind())
 	} else {
-		prop.Items.Schema.Ref = spec.MustCreateRef("#/definitions/" + elemTypeName)
+		itemSchema.Ref = spec.MustCreateRef("#/definitions/" + elemTypeName)
 	}
 	// add|overwrite model for element type
-	if fieldType.Elem().Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
-		fieldType = fieldType.Elem()
+	if itemType.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+		itemType = itemType.Elem()
 	}
 	if !isPrimitive {
-		b.addModel(fieldType.Elem(), elemTypeName)
+		b.addModel(itemType, elemTypeName)
 	}
 	return jsonName, prop
 }
diff --git a/definition_builder_test.go b/definition_builder_test.go
index 2cc15a9..899bf41 100644
--- a/definition_builder_test.go
+++ b/definition_builder_test.go
@@ -440,7 +440,11 @@ type email struct {
 func TestDoubleByteArray(t *testing.T) {
 	db := definitionBuilder{Definitions: spec.Definitions{}, Config: Config{}}
 	db.addModelFrom(email{})
-	sc, ok := db.Definitions["restfulspec.email.attachments"]
+	scParent, ok := db.Definitions["restfulspec.email"]
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+	sc, ok := scParent.Properties["attachments"]
 	if !ok {
 		t.Fail()
 	}
@@ -457,17 +461,51 @@ type matrix struct {
 func TestDoubleStringArray(t *testing.T) {
 	db := definitionBuilder{Definitions: spec.Definitions{}, Config: Config{}}
 	db.addModelFrom(matrix{})
-	sc, ok := db.Definitions["restfulspec.matrix.Cells"]
+	scParent, ok := db.Definitions["restfulspec.matrix"]
 	if !ok {
 		t.Log(db.Definitions)
 		t.Fail()
 	}
-	t.Log(sc)
+	sc, ok := scParent.Properties["Cells"]
+	if !ok {
+		t.Log(db.Definitions)
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+	t.Logf("%+v", sc)
 	if got, want := sc.Type[0], "array"; got != want {
 		t.Errorf("got [%v:%T] want [%v:%T]", got, got, want, want)
 	}
 	tp := sc.Items.Schema.Type
-	t.Log(tp)
+	t.Logf("%+v", tp)
+}
+
+type Cell struct {
+	Value string
+}
+
+type DoubleStructArray struct {
+	Cells [][]Cell
+}
+
+func TestDoubleStructArray(t *testing.T) {
+	db := definitionBuilder{Definitions: spec.Definitions{}, Config: Config{}}
+	db.addModelFrom(DoubleStructArray{})
+
+	schema, ok := db.Definitions["restfulspec.DoubleStructArray"]
+	if !ok {
+		t.Logf("definitions: %v", db.Definitions)
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+	t.Logf("%+v", schema)
+	if want, got := schema.Properties["Cells"].Type[0], "array"; got != want {
+		t.Errorf("got [%v:%T] want [%v:%T]", got, got, want, want)
+	}
+	if want, got := schema.Properties["Cells"].Items.Schema.Type[0], "array"; got != want {
+		t.Errorf("got [%v:%T] want [%v:%T]", got, got, want, want)
+	}
+	if want, got := schema.Properties["Cells"].Items.Schema.Items.Schema.Ref.String(), "#/definitions/restfulspec.Cell"; got != want {
+		t.Errorf("got [%v:%T] want [%v:%T]", got, got, want, want)
+	}
 }
 
 type childPostBuildSwaggerSchema struct {