diff --git a/src/LitJWT/JwtDecoder.cs b/src/LitJWT/JwtDecoder.cs
index fdbed5a..3e06905 100644
--- a/src/LitJWT/JwtDecoder.cs
+++ b/src/LitJWT/JwtDecoder.cs
@@ -215,9 +215,7 @@ public DecodeResult TryDecode<T>(ReadOnlySpan<byte> utf8token, PayloadParser<T>
                         var reader = new System.Text.Json.Utf8JsonReader(decodedPayload);
                         while (reader.Read())
                         {
-                            if (reader.TokenType == System.Text.Json.JsonTokenType.EndObject) break;
-
-                            if (reader.TokenType == JsonTokenType.PropertyName)
+                            if (reader.CurrentDepth == 1 && reader.TokenType == JsonTokenType.PropertyName)
                             {
                                 if (reader.ValueTextEquals(JwtConstantsUtf8.Expiration))
                                 {
@@ -358,9 +356,7 @@ public DecodeResult TryDecode<T>(ReadOnlySpan<char> token, PayloadParser<T> payl
                         var reader = new System.Text.Json.Utf8JsonReader(decodedPayload);
                         while (reader.Read())
                         {
-                            if (reader.TokenType == System.Text.Json.JsonTokenType.EndObject) break;
-
-                            if (reader.TokenType == JsonTokenType.PropertyName)
+                            if (reader.CurrentDepth == 1 && reader.TokenType == JsonTokenType.PropertyName)
                             {
                                 if (reader.ValueTextEquals(JwtConstantsUtf8.Expiration))
                                 {
@@ -514,9 +510,7 @@ DecodeResult TryDecodeCore<T>(ReadOnlySpan<byte> utf8token, InternalPayloadParse
                         var reader = new System.Text.Json.Utf8JsonReader(decodedPayload);
                         while (reader.Read())
                         {
-                            if (reader.TokenType == System.Text.Json.JsonTokenType.EndObject) break;
-
-                            if (reader.TokenType == JsonTokenType.PropertyName)
+                            if (reader.CurrentDepth == 1 && reader.TokenType == JsonTokenType.PropertyName)
                             {
                                 if (reader.ValueTextEquals(JwtConstantsUtf8.Expiration))
                                 {
@@ -652,9 +646,7 @@ DecodeResult TryDecodeCore<T>(ReadOnlySpan<char> token, InternalPayloadParser<T>
                         var reader = new System.Text.Json.Utf8JsonReader(decodedPayload);
                         while (reader.Read())
                         {
-                            if (reader.TokenType == System.Text.Json.JsonTokenType.EndObject) break;
-
-                            if (reader.TokenType == JsonTokenType.PropertyName)
+                            if (reader.CurrentDepth == 1 && reader.TokenType == JsonTokenType.PropertyName)
                             {
                                 if (reader.ValueTextEquals(JwtConstantsUtf8.Expiration))
                                 {
diff --git a/tests/LitJWT.Tests/DecodeTest.cs b/tests/LitJWT.Tests/DecodeTest.cs
index 5e595ab..5ac50e5 100644
--- a/tests/LitJWT.Tests/DecodeTest.cs
+++ b/tests/LitJWT.Tests/DecodeTest.cs
@@ -22,12 +22,14 @@ public class PayloadNbf
         {
             public string Foo { get; set; }
             public int Bar { get; set; }
+            public Payload Nested { get; set; }
             public long nbf { get; set; }
         }
         public class PayloadExp
         {
             public string Foo { get; set; }
             public int Bar { get; set; }
+            public Payload Nested { get; set; }
             public long exp { get; set; }
         }
         [Fact]
@@ -97,7 +99,8 @@ public void VerifyExp()
             var decoder = new JwtDecoder(new LitJWT.Algorithms.HS256Algorithm(key));
 
             {
-                var payload = new PayloadExp { Bar = 1, Foo = "foo", exp = (DateTimeOffset.UtcNow - TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10)).ToUnixTimeSeconds() };
+                var nested = new Payload { Bar = 2, Foo = "foo2" };
+                var payload = new PayloadExp { Bar = 1, Foo = "foo", Nested = nested, exp = (DateTimeOffset.UtcNow - TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10)).ToUnixTimeSeconds() };
                 var result = encoder.Encode(payload, null, (x, writer) => writer.Write(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(x))));
 
                 var decodeResult = decoder.TryDecode(result, x => JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Payload>(Encoding.UTF8.GetString(x)), out var decodedPayload);
@@ -105,12 +108,31 @@ public void VerifyExp()
             }
 
             {
-                var payload = new PayloadExp { Bar = 1, Foo = "foo", exp = (DateTimeOffset.UtcNow + TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10)).ToUnixTimeSeconds() };
+                var nested = new Payload { Bar = 2, Foo = "foo2" };
+                var payload = new PayloadExp { Bar = 1, Foo = "foo", Nested = nested, exp = (DateTimeOffset.UtcNow + TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10)).ToUnixTimeSeconds() };
                 var result = encoder.Encode(payload, null, (x, writer) => writer.Write(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(x))));
 
                 var decodeResult = decoder.TryDecode(result, x => JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Payload>(Encoding.UTF8.GetString(x)), out var decodedPayload);
                 decodeResult.Should().Be(DecodeResult.Success);
             }
+
+            {
+                var nested = new Payload { Bar = 2, Foo = "foo2" };
+                var payload = new PayloadExp { Bar = 1, Foo = "foo", Nested = nested, exp = (DateTimeOffset.UtcNow - TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10)).ToUnixTimeSeconds() };
+                var jwt = encoder.Encode(payload, null);
+
+                var decodeResult = decoder.TryDecode(jwt, out PayloadExp decodedPayload);
+                decodeResult.Should().Be(DecodeResult.FailedVerifyExpire);
+            }
+
+            {
+                var nested = new Payload { Bar = 2, Foo = "foo2" };
+                var payload = new PayloadExp { Bar = 1, Foo = "foo", Nested = nested, exp = (DateTimeOffset.UtcNow + TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10)).ToUnixTimeSeconds() };
+                var jwt = encoder.Encode(payload, null);
+
+                var decodeResult = decoder.TryDecode(jwt, out PayloadExp decodedPayload);
+                decodeResult.Should().Be(DecodeResult.Success);
+            }
         }
 
         [Fact]
@@ -121,7 +143,8 @@ public void VerifyNbf()
             var decoder = new JwtDecoder(new LitJWT.Algorithms.HS256Algorithm(key));
 
             {
-                var payload = new PayloadNbf { Bar = 1, Foo = "foo", nbf = (DateTimeOffset.UtcNow + TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10)).ToUnixTimeSeconds() };
+                var nested = new Payload { Bar = 2, Foo = "foo2" };
+                var payload = new PayloadNbf { Bar = 1, Foo = "foo", Nested = nested, nbf = (DateTimeOffset.UtcNow + TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10)).ToUnixTimeSeconds() };
                 var result = encoder.Encode(payload, null, (x, writer) => writer.Write(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(x))));
 
 
@@ -130,7 +153,8 @@ public void VerifyNbf()
                 decodeResult.Should().Be(DecodeResult.FailedVerifyNotBefore);
             }
             {
-                var payload = new PayloadNbf { Bar = 1, Foo = "foo", nbf = (DateTimeOffset.UtcNow - TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10)).ToUnixTimeSeconds() };
+                var nested = new Payload { Bar = 2, Foo = "foo2" };
+                var payload = new PayloadNbf { Bar = 1, Foo = "foo", Nested = nested, nbf = (DateTimeOffset.UtcNow - TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10)).ToUnixTimeSeconds() };
                 var result = encoder.Encode(payload, null, (x, writer) => writer.Write(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(x))));
 
 
@@ -138,6 +162,24 @@ public void VerifyNbf()
 
                 decodeResult.Should().Be(DecodeResult.Success);
             }
+
+            {
+                var nested = new Payload { Bar = 2, Foo = "foo2" };
+                var payload = new PayloadNbf { Bar = 1, Foo = "foo", Nested = nested, nbf = (DateTimeOffset.UtcNow + TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10)).ToUnixTimeSeconds() };
+                var jwt = encoder.Encode(payload, null);
+
+                var decodeResult = decoder.TryDecode(jwt, out PayloadNbf decodedPayload);
+                decodeResult.Should().Be(DecodeResult.FailedVerifyNotBefore);
+            }
+
+            {
+                var nested = new Payload { Bar = 2, Foo = "foo2" };
+                var payload = new PayloadNbf { Bar = 1, Foo = "foo", Nested = nested, nbf = (DateTimeOffset.UtcNow - TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10)).ToUnixTimeSeconds() };
+                var jwt = encoder.Encode(payload, null);
+
+                var decodeResult = decoder.TryDecode(jwt, out PayloadNbf decodedPayload);
+                decodeResult.Should().Be(DecodeResult.Success);
+            }
         }
 
 
@@ -210,7 +252,8 @@ public void VerifyExpUtf8()
             var decoder = new JwtDecoder(new LitJWT.Algorithms.HS256Algorithm(key));
 
             {
-                var payload = new PayloadExp { Bar = 1, Foo = "foo", exp = (DateTimeOffset.UtcNow - TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10)).ToUnixTimeSeconds() };
+                var nested = new Payload { Bar = 2, Foo = "foo2" };
+                var payload = new PayloadExp { Bar = 1, Foo = "foo", Nested = nested, exp = (DateTimeOffset.UtcNow - TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10)).ToUnixTimeSeconds() };
                 var result = encoder.EncodeAsUtf8Bytes(payload, null, (x, writer) => writer.Write(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(x))));
 
                 var decodeResult = decoder.TryDecode(result, x => JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Payload>(Encoding.UTF8.GetString(x)), out var decodedPayload);
@@ -218,12 +261,31 @@ public void VerifyExpUtf8()
             }
 
             {
-                var payload = new PayloadExp { Bar = 1, Foo = "foo", exp = (DateTimeOffset.UtcNow + TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10)).ToUnixTimeSeconds() };
+                var nested = new Payload { Bar = 2, Foo = "foo2" };
+                var payload = new PayloadExp { Bar = 1, Foo = "foo", Nested = nested, exp = (DateTimeOffset.UtcNow + TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10)).ToUnixTimeSeconds() };
                 var result = encoder.EncodeAsUtf8Bytes(payload, null, (x, writer) => writer.Write(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(x))));
 
                 var decodeResult = decoder.TryDecode(result, x => JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Payload>(Encoding.UTF8.GetString(x)), out var decodedPayload);
                 decodeResult.Should().Be(DecodeResult.Success);
             }
+
+            {
+                var nested = new Payload { Bar = 2, Foo = "foo2" };
+                var payload = new PayloadExp { Bar = 1, Foo = "foo", Nested = nested, exp = (DateTimeOffset.UtcNow - TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10)).ToUnixTimeSeconds() };
+                var jwt = encoder.EncodeAsUtf8Bytes(payload, null);
+
+                var decodeResult = decoder.TryDecode(jwt, out PayloadExp decodedPayload);
+                decodeResult.Should().Be(DecodeResult.FailedVerifyExpire);
+            }
+
+            {
+                var nested = new Payload { Bar = 2, Foo = "foo2" };
+                var payload = new PayloadExp { Bar = 1, Foo = "foo", Nested = nested, exp = (DateTimeOffset.UtcNow + TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10)).ToUnixTimeSeconds() };
+                var jwt = encoder.EncodeAsUtf8Bytes(payload, null);
+
+                var decodeResult = decoder.TryDecode(jwt, out PayloadExp decodedPayload);
+                decodeResult.Should().Be(DecodeResult.Success);
+            }
         }
 
         [Fact]
@@ -234,7 +296,8 @@ public void VerifyNbfUtf8()
             var decoder = new JwtDecoder(new LitJWT.Algorithms.HS256Algorithm(key));
 
             {
-                var payload = new PayloadNbf { Bar = 1, Foo = "foo", nbf = (DateTimeOffset.UtcNow + TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10)).ToUnixTimeSeconds() };
+                var nested = new Payload { Bar = 2, Foo = "foo2" };
+                var payload = new PayloadNbf { Bar = 1, Foo = "foo", Nested = nested, nbf = (DateTimeOffset.UtcNow + TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10)).ToUnixTimeSeconds() };
                 var result = encoder.EncodeAsUtf8Bytes(payload, null, (x, writer) => writer.Write(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(x))));
 
 
@@ -243,12 +306,33 @@ public void VerifyNbfUtf8()
                 decodeResult.Should().Be(DecodeResult.FailedVerifyNotBefore);
             }
             {
-                var payload = new PayloadNbf { Bar = 1, Foo = "foo", nbf = (DateTimeOffset.UtcNow - TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10)).ToUnixTimeSeconds() };
+                var nested = new Payload { Bar = 2, Foo = "foo2" };
+                var payload = new PayloadNbf { Bar = 1, Foo = "foo", Nested = nested, nbf = (DateTimeOffset.UtcNow - TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10)).ToUnixTimeSeconds() };
                 var result = encoder.EncodeAsUtf8Bytes(payload, null, (x, writer) => writer.Write(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(x))));
 
 
                 var decodeResult = decoder.TryDecode(result, x => JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Payload>(Encoding.UTF8.GetString(x)), out var decodedPayload);
 
+                decodeResult.Should().Be(DecodeResult.Success);
+            }
+            {
+                var nested = new Payload { Bar = 2, Foo = "foo2" };
+                var payload = new PayloadNbf { Bar = 1, Foo = "foo", Nested = nested, nbf = (DateTimeOffset.UtcNow + TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10)).ToUnixTimeSeconds() };
+                var jwt = encoder.EncodeAsUtf8Bytes(payload, null);
+
+
+                var decodeResult = decoder.TryDecode(jwt, out PayloadNbf decodedPayload);
+
+                decodeResult.Should().Be(DecodeResult.FailedVerifyNotBefore);
+            }
+            {
+                var nested = new Payload { Bar = 2, Foo = "foo2" };
+                var payload = new PayloadNbf { Bar = 1, Foo = "foo", Nested = nested, nbf = (DateTimeOffset.UtcNow - TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10)).ToUnixTimeSeconds() };
+                var jwt = encoder.EncodeAsUtf8Bytes(payload, null);
+
+
+                var decodeResult = decoder.TryDecode(jwt, out PayloadNbf decodedPayload);
+
                 decodeResult.Should().Be(DecodeResult.Success);
             }
         }