diff --git a/core/src/test/kotlin/io/bkbn/kompendium/core/KompendiumTest.kt b/core/src/test/kotlin/io/bkbn/kompendium/core/KompendiumTest.kt
index 026c22e76..448291dbe 100644
--- a/core/src/test/kotlin/io/bkbn/kompendium/core/KompendiumTest.kt
+++ b/core/src/test/kotlin/io/bkbn/kompendium/core/KompendiumTest.kt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import io.bkbn.kompendium.core.util.TestModules.singleException
 import io.bkbn.kompendium.core.util.TestModules.genericException
 import io.bkbn.kompendium.core.util.TestModules.genericPolymorphicResponse
 import io.bkbn.kompendium.core.util.TestModules.genericPolymorphicResponseMultipleImpls
+import io.bkbn.kompendium.core.util.TestModules.gnarlyGenericResponse
 import io.bkbn.kompendium.core.util.TestModules.headerParameter
 import io.bkbn.kompendium.core.util.TestModules.multipleExceptions
 import io.bkbn.kompendium.core.util.TestModules.nestedGenericCollection
@@ -167,6 +168,9 @@ class KompendiumTest : DescribeSpec({
     it("Can support nested generics with multiple type parameters") {
       openApiTestAllSerializers("T0040__nested_generic_multiple_type_params.json") { nestedGenericMultipleParamsCollection() }
     }
+    it("Can handle a really gnarly generic example") {
+      openApiTestAllSerializers("T0043__gnarly_generic_example.json") { gnarlyGenericResponse() }
+    }
   }
   describe("Miscellaneous") {
     xit("Can generate the necessary ReDoc home page") {
diff --git a/core/src/test/kotlin/io/bkbn/kompendium/core/util/TestModules.kt b/core/src/test/kotlin/io/bkbn/kompendium/core/util/TestModules.kt
index 324bd6cee..e2d936254 100644
--- a/core/src/test/kotlin/io/bkbn/kompendium/core/util/TestModules.kt
+++ b/core/src/test/kotlin/io/bkbn/kompendium/core/util/TestModules.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package io.bkbn.kompendium.core.util
 
+import io.bkbn.kompendium.core.fixtures.Barzo
 import io.bkbn.kompendium.core.fixtures.ColumnSchema
 import io.bkbn.kompendium.core.fixtures.ComplexRequest
 import io.bkbn.kompendium.core.fixtures.DateTimeString
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@ import io.bkbn.kompendium.core.fixtures.DefaultField
 import io.bkbn.kompendium.core.fixtures.ExceptionResponse
 import io.bkbn.kompendium.core.fixtures.Flibbity
 import io.bkbn.kompendium.core.fixtures.FlibbityGibbit
+import io.bkbn.kompendium.core.fixtures.Foosy
 import io.bkbn.kompendium.core.fixtures.Gibbity
 import io.bkbn.kompendium.core.fixtures.ManyThings
 import io.bkbn.kompendium.core.fixtures.MultiNestedGenerics
@@ -564,6 +566,8 @@ object TestModules {
 
   fun Routing.simpleGenericResponse() = basicGetGenerator<Gibbity<String>>()
 
+  fun Routing.gnarlyGenericResponse() = basicGetGenerator<Foosy<Barzo<Int>, String>>()
+
   fun Routing.nestedGenericResponse() = basicGetGenerator<Gibbity<Map<String, String>>>()
 
   fun Routing.genericPolymorphicResponse() = basicGetGenerator<Flibbity<Double>>()
diff --git a/core/src/test/resources/T0043__gnarly_generic_example.json b/core/src/test/resources/T0043__gnarly_generic_example.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5c53d5ea0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/test/resources/T0043__gnarly_generic_example.json
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+{
+  "openapi": "3.1.0",
+  "jsonSchemaDialect": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
+  "info": {
+    "title": "Test API",
+    "version": "1.33.7",
+    "description": "An amazing, fully-ish 😉 generated API spec",
+    "termsOfService": "https://example.com",
+    "contact": {
+      "name": "Homer Simpson",
+      "url": "https://gph.is/1NPUDiM",
+      "email": "chunkylover53@aol.com"
+    },
+    "license": {
+      "name": "MIT",
+      "url": "https://github.com/bkbnio/kompendium/blob/main/LICENSE"
+    }
+  },
+  "servers": [
+    {
+      "url": "https://myawesomeapi.com",
+      "description": "Production instance of my API"
+    },
+    {
+      "url": "https://staging.myawesomeapi.com",
+      "description": "Where the fun stuff happens"
+    }
+  ],
+  "paths": {
+    "/": {
+      "get": {
+        "tags": [],
+        "summary": "Great Summary!",
+        "description": "testing more",
+        "parameters": [],
+        "responses": {
+          "200": {
+            "description": "A Successful Endeavor",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Foosy-Barzo-String"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "deprecated": false
+      },
+      "parameters": []
+    }
+  },
+  "webhooks": {},
+  "components": {
+    "schemas": {
+      "Foosy-Barzo-String": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+          "otherThing": {
+            "items": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "type": "array"
+          },
+          "test": {
+            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Barzo-Int"
+          }
+        },
+        "required": [
+          "otherThing",
+          "test"
+        ]
+      },
+      "Barzo-Int": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+          "result": {
+            "type": "number",
+            "format": "int32"
+          }
+        },
+        "required": [
+          "result"
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    "securitySchemes": {}
+  },
+  "security": [],
+  "tags": []
+}
diff --git a/core/src/testFixtures/kotlin/io/bkbn/kompendium/core/fixtures/TestModels.kt b/core/src/testFixtures/kotlin/io/bkbn/kompendium/core/fixtures/TestModels.kt
index 5e506ba4b..cf5dcd6fa 100644
--- a/core/src/testFixtures/kotlin/io/bkbn/kompendium/core/fixtures/TestModels.kt
+++ b/core/src/testFixtures/kotlin/io/bkbn/kompendium/core/fixtures/TestModels.kt
@@ -138,3 +138,6 @@ data class ManyThings(
   val someA: Something,
   val someB: Something?
 )
+
+data class Foosy<T, K>(val test: T, val otherThing: List<K>)
+data class Barzo<G>(val result: G)
diff --git a/json-schema/src/main/kotlin/io/bkbn/kompendium/json/schema/handler/SimpleObjectHandler.kt b/json-schema/src/main/kotlin/io/bkbn/kompendium/json/schema/handler/SimpleObjectHandler.kt
index 99edf33d9..4373b0f3e 100644
--- a/json-schema/src/main/kotlin/io/bkbn/kompendium/json/schema/handler/SimpleObjectHandler.kt
+++ b/json-schema/src/main/kotlin/io/bkbn/kompendium/json/schema/handler/SimpleObjectHandler.kt
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ object SimpleObjectHandler {
     return SchemaGenerator.fromTypeToSchema(type, cache).let {
       if (it.isOrContainsObjectDef()) {
         cache[type.getSimpleSlug()] = it
-        ReferenceDefinition(prop.returnType.getReferenceSlug())
+        ReferenceDefinition(type.getReferenceSlug())
       } else {
         it
       }