diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MethodBodyBuilder.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MethodBodyBuilder.groovy
index a27acccea1..19d1d4ce3c 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MethodBodyBuilder.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MethodBodyBuilder.groovy
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ abstract class MethodBodyBuilder {
 					String path = quotedAndEscaped(it.path())
 					Object retrievedValue = value(copiedBody, it)
 					String valueAsParam = retrievedValue instanceof String ? quotedAndEscaped(retrievedValue.toString()) : retrievedValue.toString()
-					if (path.contains("[*]") && MatchingType.regexRelated(it.matchingType())) {
+					if (arrayRelated(path) && MatchingType.regexRelated(it.matchingType())) {
 						buildCustomMatchingConditionForEachElement(bb, path, valueAsParam)
 					} else {
 						String comparisonMethod = it.matchingType() == MatchingType.EQUALITY ? "isEqualTo" : "matches"
@@ -341,6 +341,10 @@ abstract class MethodBodyBuilder {
 		processBodyElement(bb, "", convertedResponseBody)
 	}
 
+	protected boolean arrayRelated(String path) {
+		return path.contains("[*]") || path.contains("..")
+	}
+
 	protected void buildCustomMatchingConditionForEachElement(BlockBuilder bb, String path, String valueAsParam) {
 		String method = "assertThat(parsedJson.read(${path}, java.util.Collection.class)).allElementsMatch(${valueAsParam})"
 		bb.addLine(postProcessJsonPathCall(method))
@@ -394,7 +398,7 @@ abstract class MethodBodyBuilder {
 
 	private String sizeCheckPrefix(BodyMatcher bodyMatcher) {
 		String prefix = "has"
-		if (bodyMatcher.path().contains("[*]")) {
+		if (arrayRelated(bodyMatcher.path())) {
 			prefix = prefix + "Flattened"
 		}
 		return prefix + "Size"
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MockMvcMethodBodyBuilderWithMatchersSpec.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MockMvcMethodBodyBuilderWithMatchersSpec.groovy
index 4bf74dc0e4..47bca34dd0 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MockMvcMethodBodyBuilderWithMatchersSpec.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MockMvcMethodBodyBuilderWithMatchersSpec.groovy
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ class MockMvcMethodBodyBuilderWithMatchersSpec extends Specification implements
 			def test = blockBuilder.toString()
 		then:
 			test.contains('assertThat(parsedJson.read("' + rootElement + '.phoneNumbers[*].number", java.util.Collection.class)).allElementsMatch("^[0-9]{3} [0-9]{3}-[0-9]{4}' + rootElement + '")')
+			test.contains('assertThat(parsedJson.read("' + rootElement + '..number", java.util.Collection.class)).allElementsMatch("^[0-9]{3} [0-9]{3}-[0-9]{4}' + rootElement + '")')
 			!test.contains('cursor')
 		and:
 			try {