diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-spec/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/ExecutionProperty.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-spec/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/ExecutionProperty.groovy
index 2d58571b5e..2e79766ac3 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-spec/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/ExecutionProperty.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-spec/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/ExecutionProperty.groovy
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import groovy.transform.ToString
 @CompileStatic
 @EqualsAndHashCode
 @ToString(includePackage = false, includeNames = true)
-class ExecutionProperty {
+class ExecutionProperty implements Serializable {
 
 	private static final String PLACEHOLDER_VALUE = '$it'
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-spec/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/OptionalProperty.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-spec/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/OptionalProperty.groovy
index 87da59c000..d9a524eccd 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-spec/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/OptionalProperty.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-spec/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/OptionalProperty.groovy
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import groovy.transform.ToString
  */
 @CompileStatic
 @ToString(includePackage = false, includeNames = true)
-class OptionalProperty {
+class OptionalProperty implements Serializable {
 	final Object value
 
 	OptionalProperty(Object value) {
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 0fb64a36c2..6b896bfb0d 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
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import org.springframework.cloud.contract.verifier.config.ContractVerifierConfig
 import org.springframework.cloud.contract.verifier.util.ContentType
 import org.springframework.cloud.contract.verifier.util.JsonPaths
 import org.springframework.cloud.contract.verifier.util.JsonToJsonPathsConverter
+import org.springframework.util.SerializationUtils
 
 import java.util.regex.Pattern
 
@@ -369,7 +370,12 @@ abstract class MethodBodyBuilder {
 		bb.addLine(postProcessJsonPathCall(method))
 	}
 
+	// Doing a clone doesn't work for nested lists...
 	private Object cloneBody(Object object) {
+		if (object instanceof List) {
+			byte[] serializedObject = SerializationUtils.serialize(object)
+			return SerializationUtils.deserialize(serializedObject)
+		}
 		try {
 			return object.clone()
 		} catch (CloneNotSupportedException e) {
@@ -388,7 +394,7 @@ abstract class MethodBodyBuilder {
 		try {
 			return JsonPath.parse(body).read(path)
 		} catch (PathNotFoundException e) {
-			throw new IllegalStateException("Entry for the provided JSON path [${path}] doesn't exist in the body [${JsonOutput.toJson(body)}]", e)
+			throw new IllegalStateException("Entry for the provided JSON path <${path}> doesn't exist in the body <${JsonOutput.toJson(body)}>", e)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/util/JsonToJsonPathsConverter.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/util/JsonToJsonPathsConverter.groovy
index 915e404201..a61ce93f31 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/util/JsonToJsonPathsConverter.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/util/JsonToJsonPathsConverter.groovy
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import org.springframework.cloud.contract.spec.internal.ExecutionProperty
 import org.springframework.cloud.contract.spec.internal.MatchingType
 import org.springframework.cloud.contract.spec.internal.OptionalProperty
 import org.springframework.cloud.contract.verifier.config.ContractVerifierConfigProperties
+import org.springframework.util.SerializationUtils
 
 import java.util.regex.Pattern
 
@@ -90,7 +91,12 @@ class JsonToJsonPathsConverter {
 		return jsonCopy
 	}
 
+	// Doing a clone doesn't work for nested lists...
 	private static Object cloneBody(Object object) {
+		if (object instanceof List) {
+			byte[] serializedObject = SerializationUtils.serialize(object)
+			return SerializationUtils.deserialize(serializedObject)
+		}
 		try {
 			return object.clone()
 		} catch (CloneNotSupportedException e) {
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 82dadcea0e..ba8eb2053b 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
@@ -366,7 +366,46 @@ class MockMvcMethodBodyBuilderWithMatchersSpec extends Specification implements
 			builder.appendTo(blockBuilder)
 		then:
 			IllegalStateException e = thrown(IllegalStateException)
-			e.message.contains("Entry for the provided JSON path [\$.nonExistingPhoneNumbers[*].number] doesn't exist in the body")
+			e.message.contains("Entry for the provided JSON path <\$.nonExistingPhoneNumbers[*].number> doesn't exist in the body")
+		where:
+			methodBuilderName                                    | methodBuilder                                                                               | rootElement
+			"MockMvcSpockMethodBuilder"                          | { Contract dsl -> new MockMvcSpockMethodRequestProcessingBodyBuilder(dsl, properties) }     | '\\$'
+			"MockMvcJUnitMethodBuilder"                          | { Contract dsl -> new MockMvcJUnitMethodBodyBuilder(dsl, properties) }                      | '$'
+			"JaxRsClientSpockMethodRequestProcessingBodyBuilder" | { Contract dsl -> new JaxRsClientSpockMethodRequestProcessingBodyBuilder(dsl, properties) } | '\\$'
+			"JaxRsClientJUnitMethodBodyBuilder"                  | { Contract dsl -> new JaxRsClientJUnitMethodBodyBuilder(dsl, properties) }                  | '$'
+	}
+
+	@Issue("#229")
+	def "should work for matchers and body with json array[#methodBuilderName]"() {
+		given:
+			Contract contractDsl = Contract.make {
+				request {
+					method 'GET'
+					url '/api/v1/xxxx'
+					body(12000)
+				}
+				response {
+					status 200
+					body ([[
+								   [ access_token: '123']
+						   ]])
+					headers {
+						contentType(applicationJson())
+					}
+					testMatchers {
+						jsonPath('''$[0][0].access_token''', byEquality())
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			MethodBodyBuilder builder = methodBuilder(contractDsl)
+			BlockBuilder blockBuilder = new BlockBuilder(" ")
+		and:
+			builder.appendTo(blockBuilder)
+			String test = blockBuilder.toString()
+		when:
+			SyntaxChecker.tryToCompile(methodBuilderName, test)
+		then:
+			test.contains('assertThat(parsedJson.read("' + rootElement + '[0][0].access_token", String.class)).isEqualTo("123")')
 		where:
 			methodBuilderName                                    | methodBuilder                                                                               | rootElement
 			"MockMvcSpockMethodBuilder"                          | { Contract dsl -> new MockMvcSpockMethodRequestProcessingBodyBuilder(dsl, properties) }     | '\\$'