diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
index f2a2fc7..7c3ea15 100644
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -283,16 +283,12 @@ CParseResult CConfig::configSetValueSafe(const std::string& command, const std::
     CParseResult result;
 
     std::string  valueName;
-    std::string  catPrefix;
     for (auto& c : impl->categories) {
         valueName += c + ':';
-        catPrefix += c + ':';
     }
 
     valueName += command;
 
-    const auto VALUEONLYNAME = command.starts_with(catPrefix) ? command.substr(catPrefix.length()) : command;
-
     // FIXME: this will bug with nested.
     if (valueName.contains('[') && valueName.contains(']')) {
         const auto L = valueName.find_first_of('[');
@@ -306,7 +302,7 @@ CParseResult CConfig::configSetValueSafe(const std::string& command, const std::
 
             // if it doesn't exist, make it
             for (auto& sc : impl->specialCategoryDescriptors) {
-                if (sc->key.empty() || !valueName.starts_with(sc->name))
+                if (sc->key.empty() || !valueName.starts_with(sc->name + ":"))
                     continue;
 
                 // bingo
@@ -358,11 +354,14 @@ CParseResult CConfig::configSetValueSafe(const std::string& command, const std::
         if (!found) {
             // could be a dynamic category that doesnt exist yet
             for (auto& sc : impl->specialCategoryDescriptors) {
-                if (sc->key.empty() || !valueName.starts_with(sc->name))
+                if (sc->key.empty() || !valueName.starts_with(sc->name + ":"))
                     continue;
 
-                // category does exist, check if value exists
-                if (!sc->defaultValues.contains(VALUEONLYNAME) && VALUEONLYNAME != sc->key)
+                // found value root to be a special category, get the trunk
+                const auto VALUETRUNK = valueName.substr(sc->name.length() + 1);
+
+                // check if trunk is a value within the special category
+                if (!sc->defaultValues.contains(VALUETRUNK) && VALUETRUNK != sc->key)
                     break;
 
                 // bingo
@@ -835,9 +834,12 @@ CParseResult CConfig::parseLine(std::string line, bool dynamic) {
                 return result;
             }
 
-            impl->currentSpecialKey      = "";
-            impl->currentSpecialCategory = nullptr;
             impl->categories.pop_back();
+
+            if (impl->categories.empty()) {
+                impl->currentSpecialKey      = "";
+                impl->currentSpecialCategory = nullptr;
+            }
         } else {
             // open a category.
             if (!line.ends_with("{")) {
diff --git a/tests/config/config.conf b/tests/config/config.conf
index 54e71bf..c2c0b87 100644
--- a/tests/config/config.conf
+++ b/tests/config/config.conf
@@ -127,6 +127,27 @@ specialAnonymous {
     value = 3
 }
 
+specialAnonymousNested {
+    nested:value1 = 1
+    nested:value2 = 2
+    nested1:nested2:value1 = 10
+    nested1:nested2:value2 = 11
+}
+
+specialAnonymousNested {
+    nested {
+        value1 = 3
+        value2 = 4
+    }
+
+    nested1 {
+        nested2 {
+            value1 = 12
+            value2 = 13
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 flagsStuff {
     value = 2
 }
diff --git a/tests/parse/main.cpp b/tests/parse/main.cpp
index dbf5e70..f863d3f 100644
--- a/tests/parse/main.cpp
+++ b/tests/parse/main.cpp
@@ -154,6 +154,12 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv, char** envp) {
         config.addSpecialCategory("specialAnonymous", {.key = nullptr, .ignoreMissing = false, .anonymousKeyBased = true});
         config.addSpecialConfigValue("specialAnonymous", "value", (Hyprlang::INT)0);
 
+        config.addSpecialCategory("specialAnonymousNested", {.key = nullptr, .ignoreMissing = false, .anonymousKeyBased = true});
+        config.addSpecialConfigValue("specialAnonymousNested", "nested:value1", (Hyprlang::INT)0);
+        config.addSpecialConfigValue("specialAnonymousNested", "nested:value2", (Hyprlang::INT)0);
+        config.addSpecialConfigValue("specialAnonymousNested", "nested1:nested2:value1", (Hyprlang::INT)0);
+        config.addSpecialConfigValue("specialAnonymousNested", "nested1:nested2:value2", (Hyprlang::INT)0);
+
         config.addConfigValue("multiline", "");
 
         config.commence();
@@ -302,8 +308,21 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv, char** envp) {
         // test anonymous
         EXPECT(config.listKeysForSpecialCategory("specialAnonymous").size(), 2);
         const auto KEYS = config.listKeysForSpecialCategory("specialAnonymous");
+        EXPECT(std::any_cast<int64_t>(config.getSpecialConfigValue("specialAnonymous", "value", KEYS[0].c_str())), 2);
         EXPECT(std::any_cast<int64_t>(config.getSpecialConfigValue("specialAnonymous", "value", KEYS[1].c_str())), 3);
 
+        // test anonymous nested
+        EXPECT(config.listKeysForSpecialCategory("specialAnonymousNested").size(), 2);
+        const auto KEYS2 = config.listKeysForSpecialCategory("specialAnonymousNested");
+        EXPECT(std::any_cast<int64_t>(config.getSpecialConfigValue("specialAnonymousNested", "nested:value1", KEYS2[0].c_str())), 1);
+        EXPECT(std::any_cast<int64_t>(config.getSpecialConfigValue("specialAnonymousNested", "nested:value2", KEYS2[0].c_str())), 2);
+        EXPECT(std::any_cast<int64_t>(config.getSpecialConfigValue("specialAnonymousNested", "nested:value1", KEYS2[1].c_str())), 3);
+        EXPECT(std::any_cast<int64_t>(config.getSpecialConfigValue("specialAnonymousNested", "nested:value2", KEYS2[1].c_str())), 4);
+        EXPECT(std::any_cast<int64_t>(config.getSpecialConfigValue("specialAnonymousNested", "nested1:nested2:value1", KEYS2[0].c_str())), 10);
+        EXPECT(std::any_cast<int64_t>(config.getSpecialConfigValue("specialAnonymousNested", "nested1:nested2:value2", KEYS2[0].c_str())), 11);
+        EXPECT(std::any_cast<int64_t>(config.getSpecialConfigValue("specialAnonymousNested", "nested1:nested2:value1", KEYS2[1].c_str())), 12);
+        EXPECT(std::any_cast<int64_t>(config.getSpecialConfigValue("specialAnonymousNested", "nested1:nested2:value2", KEYS2[1].c_str())), 13);
+
         // test sourcing
         std::cout << " → Testing sourcing\n";
         EXPECT(std::any_cast<int64_t>(config.getConfigValue("myColors:pink")), (Hyprlang::INT)0xFFc800c8);