diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c679e7b..e7ca378 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Package validator
 ================
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-![Project status](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-9.3.1-green.svg)
+![Project status](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-9.3.2-green.svg)
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diff --git a/validator.go b/validator.go
index d011efe..7b1fd54 100644
--- a/validator.go
+++ b/validator.go
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func (v *validate) traverseField(parent reflect.Value, current reflect.Value, ns
 			// Var - doesn't make much sense to do it that way, should call 'Struct', but no harm...
 			// VarWithField - this allows for validating against each field withing the struct against a specific value
 			//                pretty handly in certain situations
-			if len(ns) > 0 {
+			if len(cf.name) > 0 {
 				ns = append(append(ns, cf.altName...), '.')
 				structNs = append(append(structNs, cf.name...), '.')
 			}
diff --git a/validator_test.go b/validator_test.go
index 4347c94..8f58d1c 100644
--- a/validator_test.go
+++ b/validator_test.go
@@ -6635,11 +6635,7 @@ func TestStructFiltered(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	p3 := func(ns []byte) bool {
-		if bytes.HasSuffix(ns, []byte("SubTest.Test")) {
-			return false
-		}
-
-		return true
+		return !bytes.HasSuffix(ns, []byte("SubTest.Test"))
 	}
 
 	// p4 := []string{
@@ -6956,3 +6952,64 @@ func TestAlphanumericUnicodeValidation(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestArrayStructNamespace(t *testing.T) {
+
+	validate := New()
+	validate.RegisterTagNameFunc(func(fld reflect.StructField) string {
+		name := strings.SplitN(fld.Tag.Get("json"), ",", 2)[0]
+
+		if name == "-" {
+			return ""
+		}
+
+		return name
+	})
+
+	type child struct {
+		Name string `json:"name" validate:"required"`
+	}
+	var input struct {
+		Children []child `json:"children" validate:"required,gt=0,dive"`
+	}
+	input.Children = []child{{"ok"}, {""}}
+
+	errs := validate.Struct(input)
+	NotEqual(t, errs, nil)
+
+	ve := errs.(ValidationErrors)
+	Equal(t, len(ve), 1)
+	AssertError(t, errs, "children[1].name", "Children[1].Name", "name", "Name", "required")
+}
+
+func TestMapStructNamespace(t *testing.T) {
+
+	validate := New()
+	validate.RegisterTagNameFunc(func(fld reflect.StructField) string {
+		name := strings.SplitN(fld.Tag.Get("json"), ",", 2)[0]
+
+		if name == "-" {
+			return ""
+		}
+
+		return name
+	})
+
+	type child struct {
+		Name string `json:"name" validate:"required"`
+	}
+	var input struct {
+		Children map[int]child `json:"children" validate:"required,gt=0,dive"`
+	}
+	input.Children = map[int]child{
+		0: {Name: "ok"},
+		1: {Name: ""},
+	}
+
+	errs := validate.Struct(input)
+	NotEqual(t, errs, nil)
+
+	ve := errs.(ValidationErrors)
+	Equal(t, len(ve), 1)
+	AssertError(t, errs, "children[1].name", "Children[1].Name", "name", "Name", "required")
+}