diff --git a/pkg/config/config_test.go b/pkg/config/config_test.go
index 4e981eb0..ce5cad6b 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config_test.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config_test.go
@@ -1201,6 +1201,36 @@ packages:
             with-expecter: false
 recursive: true
 with-expecter: false
+`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "empty map for subpackage of recursive package",
+			cfgYaml: `
+with-expecter: False
+dir: foobar
+packages:
+    github.com/vektra/mockery/v2/pkg/fixtures/example_project/pkg_with_subpkgs/subpkg2:
+        config:
+            recursive: True
+            with-expecter: True
+            all: True
+    github.com/vektra/mockery/v2/pkg/fixtures/example_project/pkg_with_subpkgs/subpkg2/subpkg3: {}
+`,
+			wantCfgMap: `dir: foobar
+packages:
+    github.com/vektra/mockery/v2/pkg/fixtures/example_project/pkg_with_subpkgs/subpkg2:
+        config:
+            all: true
+            dir: foobar
+            recursive: true
+            with-expecter: true
+    github.com/vektra/mockery/v2/pkg/fixtures/example_project/pkg_with_subpkgs/subpkg2/subpkg3:
+        config:
+            all: true
+            dir: foobar
+            recursive: true
+            with-expecter: true
+with-expecter: false
 `,
 		},
 	}