diff --git a/datastructures-json-tiny/src/main/java/org/xbib/datastructures/json/tiny/JsonBuilder.java b/datastructures-json-tiny/src/main/java/org/xbib/datastructures/json/tiny/JsonBuilder.java
index ba4af5b..b413264 100644
--- a/datastructures-json-tiny/src/main/java/org/xbib/datastructures/json/tiny/JsonBuilder.java
+++ b/datastructures-json-tiny/src/main/java/org/xbib/datastructures/json/tiny/JsonBuilder.java
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ public class JsonBuilder implements Builder {
 
     @Override
     public Builder beginMap() throws IOException {
+        if (state.structure == Structure.COLLECTION) {
+            beginArrayValue();
+        }
         this.state = new State(state, state.level + 1, Structure.MAP, true);
         appendable.append('{');
         return this;
@@ -70,9 +73,6 @@ public class JsonBuilder implements Builder {
     @Override
     public Builder buildMap(Map<String, Object> map) throws IOException {
         Objects.requireNonNull(map);
-        if (state.structure == Structure.COLLECTION) {
-            beginArrayValue(map);
-        }
         boolean wrap = state.structure != Structure.MAP;
         if (wrap) {
             beginMap();
@@ -88,9 +88,6 @@ public class JsonBuilder implements Builder {
         if (wrap) {
             endMap();
         }
-        if (state.structure == Structure.COLLECTION) {
-            endArrayValue(map);
-        }
         return this;
     }
 
@@ -119,10 +116,8 @@ public class JsonBuilder implements Builder {
             buildCollection((Collection<Object>) object);
             return this;
         }
-        if (state.structure == Structure.MAP || state.structure == Structure.KEY) {
-            beginValue(object);
-        } else if (state.structure == Structure.COLLECTION) {
-            beginArrayValue(object);
+        if (state.structure == Structure.COLLECTION) {
+            beginArrayValue();
         }
         if (object == null) {
             buildNull();
@@ -151,18 +146,13 @@ public class JsonBuilder implements Builder {
         } else {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("unable to write object class " + object.getClass());
         }
-        if (state.structure == Structure.MAP || state.structure == Structure.KEY) {
-            endValue(object);
-        } else if (state.structure == Structure.COLLECTION) {
-            endArrayValue(object);
-        }
         return this;
     }
 
     @Override
     public Builder buildKey(CharSequence string) throws IOException {
         if (state.structure == Structure.COLLECTION) {
-            beginArrayValue(string);
+            beginArrayValue();
         } else if (state.structure == Structure.MAP || state.structure == Structure.KEY) {
             beginKey(string != null ? string.toString() : null);
         }
@@ -176,34 +166,19 @@ public class JsonBuilder implements Builder {
 
     @Override
     public Builder buildNull() throws IOException {
-        if (state.structure == Structure.MAP || state.structure == Structure.KEY) {
-            beginValue(null);
-        } else if (state.structure == Structure.COLLECTION) {
-            beginArrayValue(null);
+        if (state.structure == Structure.COLLECTION) {
+            beginArrayValue();
         }
         buildString("null", false);
-        if (state.structure == Structure.MAP || state.structure == Structure.KEY) {
-            endValue(null);
-        } else if (state.structure == Structure.COLLECTION) {
-            endArrayValue(null);
-        }
         return this;
     }
 
     @Override
     public Builder copy(Builder builder) throws IOException {
-        if (state.structure == Structure.MAP || state.structure == Structure.KEY) {
-            beginValue(null);
-        } else if (state.structure == Structure.COLLECTION) {
-            beginArrayValue(null);
+        if (state.structure == Structure.COLLECTION) {
+            beginArrayValue();
         }
         appendable.append(builder.build());
-        if (state.structure == Structure.MAP || state.structure == Structure.KEY) {
-            endValue(null);
-        }
-        if (state.structure == Structure.COLLECTION) {
-            endArrayValue(null);
-        }
         return this;
     }
 
@@ -224,13 +199,7 @@ public class JsonBuilder implements Builder {
         appendable.append(":");
     }
 
-    private void beginValue(Object v) {
-    }
-
-    private void endValue(Object v) {
-    }
-
-    private void beginArrayValue(Object v) throws IOException {
+    private void beginArrayValue() throws IOException {
         if (state.first) {
             state.first = false;
         } else {
@@ -238,9 +207,6 @@ public class JsonBuilder implements Builder {
         }
     }
 
-    private void endArrayValue(Object v) {
-    }
-
     private void buildBoolean(boolean bool) throws IOException {
         buildString(bool ? "true" : "false", false);
     }
diff --git a/datastructures-json-tiny/src/test/java/org/xbib/datastructures/json/tiny/test/JsonBuilderTest.java b/datastructures-json-tiny/src/test/java/org/xbib/datastructures/json/tiny/test/JsonBuilderTest.java
index 326510b..1ae5ab9 100644
--- a/datastructures-json-tiny/src/test/java/org/xbib/datastructures/json/tiny/test/JsonBuilderTest.java
+++ b/datastructures-json-tiny/src/test/java/org/xbib/datastructures/json/tiny/test/JsonBuilderTest.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import org.xbib.datastructures.json.tiny.StreamParser;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.StringReader;
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -233,9 +234,38 @@ public class JsonBuilderTest {
 
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     @Test
-    public void testJsonToMap() throws IOException {
+    public void testJsonToMap() {
         Map<String, Object> map = Json.toMap("{\"map\":{\"a\":\"b\"}}");
         assertTrue(map.get("map") instanceof Map);
         assertEquals("b", ((Map<String, Object>) map.get("map")).get("a"));
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testMapInList() throws IOException {
+        JsonBuilder builder = new JsonBuilder();
+        String field = "name";
+        String value = "Jörg";
+        builder.beginMap().
+                beginMap("bool")
+                .beginCollection("should")
+                .beginMap()
+                .beginMap("simple_query_string")
+                .field("query", value)
+                .field("fields", Collections.singletonList(field))
+                .field("default_operator", "and")
+                .endMap()
+                .endMap()
+                .beginMap()
+                .beginMap("simple_query_string")
+                .field("query", "\"" + value + "\"")
+                .field("fields", Collections.singletonList(field + "^2"))
+                .field("default_operator", "and")
+                .endMap()
+                .endMap()
+                .endCollection()
+                .field("minimum_should_match", "1")
+                .endMap()
+                .endMap();
+        assertEquals("{\"bool\":{\"should\":[{\"simple_query_string\":{\"query\":\"Jörg\",\"fields\":[\"name\"],\"default_operator\":\"and\"}},{\"simple_query_string\":{\"query\":\"\\\"Jörg\\\"\",\"fields\":[\"name^2\"],\"default_operator\":\"and\"}}],\"minimum_should_match\":\"1\"}}", builder.build());
+    }
 }