diff --git a/src/main/java/io/zenwave360/jsonrefparser/$RefParser.java b/src/main/java/io/zenwave360/jsonrefparser/$RefParser.java
index 61a15db..e0f589f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/zenwave360/jsonrefparser/$RefParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/zenwave360/jsonrefparser/$RefParser.java
@@ -146,10 +146,12 @@ private void mergeAllOf(Object value, String[] paths, URI currentFileURL) {
 //        visited.add(value);
         if(paths.length > 0 && "allOf".equals(paths[paths.length -1])) {
             List allOf = (List) value;
-//            List<String> required = new ArrayList<>();
-//            Map<String, Object> properties = new LinkedHashMap<>();
-//            Map<String, Object> mergedAllOfObject = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+            String[] jsonPaths = Arrays.copyOf(paths, paths.length -1);
+            String jsonPath = jsonPath(jsonPaths);
+            Map<String, Object> originalAllOfRoot = refs.jsonContext.read(jsonPath);
+
             AllOfObject allOfObject = new AllOfObject();
+            merge(allOfObject, originalAllOfRoot);
             for (int i = 0; i < allOf.size(); i++) {
                 if(allOf.get(i) instanceof Map) {
                     Map<String, Object> item = (Map<String, Object>) allOf.get(i);
@@ -158,14 +160,7 @@ private void mergeAllOf(Object value, String[] paths, URI currentFileURL) {
                     throw new RuntimeException("Could not understand allOf: " + allOf.get(i));
                 }
             }
-//            if(!required.isEmpty()) {
-//                mergedAllOfObject.put("required", required);
-//            }
-//            if(!properties.isEmpty()) {
-//                mergedAllOfObject.put("properties", properties);
-//            }
-            String[] jsonPaths = Arrays.copyOf(paths, paths.length -1);
-            String jsonPath = jsonPath(jsonPaths);
+
             try {
                 var mergedAllOfObject = allOfObject.buildAllOfObject();
                 refs.jsonContext.set(jsonPath, mergedAllOfObject);
@@ -199,7 +194,13 @@ private void merge(AllOfObject allOfObject, Map<String, Object> item) {
             List<Map<String, Object>> items = (List) item.get("allOf");
             merge(allOfObject, items);
         } else {
-            allOfObject.allOf.putAll(item);
+            for (Map.Entry<String, Object> entry : item.entrySet()) {
+                if(entry.getKey().equals("allOf")) {
+                    merge(allOfObject, (List) item.get("allOf"));
+                } else {
+                    allOfObject.allOf.put(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue());
+                }
+            }
             if(item.containsKey("properties")) {
                 allOfObject.properties.putAll((Map) item.get("properties"));
             }
@@ -214,6 +215,7 @@ private static class AllOfObject {
         Map<String, Object> properties = new HashMap<>();
         List<String> required = new ArrayList<>();
 
+
         Map<String, Object> buildAllOfObject() {
             Map<String, Object> allOfObject = new LinkedHashMap<>(allOf);
             if(!required.isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/zenwave360/jsonrefparser/ParserTest.java b/src/test/java/io/zenwave360/jsonrefparser/ParserTest.java
index 1d92f64..e6ab47a 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/zenwave360/jsonrefparser/ParserTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/zenwave360/jsonrefparser/ParserTest.java
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ private void assertNoRefs(Object object) throws JsonProcessingException {
         Assert.assertFalse(hasRefs);
     }
 
+
+
     private void assertNoAllOfs(Object object) throws JsonProcessingException {
         String json = mapper.writerWithDefaultPrettyPrinter().writeValueAsString(object);
         boolean hasRefs = json.contains("allOf");
@@ -186,6 +188,15 @@ public void testDereferenceAndMerge_MultipleAllOf2() throws IOException {
         Assert.assertEquals(5, properties.size());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testDereferenceAndMergeChainedAllOf() throws IOException {
+        File file = new File("src/test/resources/asyncapi/car-engine_chained_allOf.yml");
+        $RefParser parser = new $RefParser(file).parse();
+        $Refs refs = parser.dereference().mergeAllOf().getRefs();
+        // Assert.assertFalse(refs.circular);
+        System.out.println(mapper.writerWithDefaultPrettyPrinter().writeValueAsString(refs.schema()));
+        assertNoAllOfs(refs.schema());
+    }
 
     @Test
     public void testDereference() throws IOException {
diff --git a/src/test/resources/asyncapi/car-engine_chained_allOf.yml b/src/test/resources/asyncapi/car-engine_chained_allOf.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cac5b7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/asyncapi/car-engine_chained_allOf.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+asyncapi: '2.6.0'
+info:
+  title: Account Service
+  version: 1.0.0
+  description: This service is in charge of processing user signups
+channels:
+  exampleOp:
+    subscribe:
+      operationId: exampleOp
+      message:
+        $ref: '#/components/messages/ExampleMessage'
+components:
+  messages:
+    ExampleMessage:
+      payload:
+        $ref: '#/components/schemas/Car'
+  schemas:
+    Base:
+      type: object
+      additionalProperties: false
+      title: Base
+      properties:
+        reference:
+          type: string
+    Engine:
+      title: Engine
+      allOf:
+        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Base'
+        - type: object
+          title: Engine
+          additionalProperties: false
+          properties:
+            mileage:
+              type: string
+    Car:
+      title: Car
+      allOf:
+        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Engine'
+        - type: object
+          title: Car
+          additionalProperties: false
+          properties:
+            make:
+              type: string
+