diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/treeops/candidate_node.go b/pkg/yqlib/treeops/candidate_node.go
index 4d98e8ac..e714fc16 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/treeops/candidate_node.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/treeops/candidate_node.go
@@ -20,13 +20,18 @@ func (n *CandidateNode) GetKey() string {
 
 // updates this candidate from the given candidate node
 func (n *CandidateNode) UpdateFrom(other *CandidateNode) {
-
+	n.UpdateAttributesFrom(other)
 	n.Node.Content = other.Node.Content
 	n.Node.Value = other.Node.Value
-	n.UpdateAttributesFrom(other)
 }
 
 func (n *CandidateNode) UpdateAttributesFrom(other *CandidateNode) {
+	if n.Node.Kind != other.Node.Kind {
+		// clear out the contents when switching to a different type
+		// e.g. map to array
+		n.Node.Content = make([]*yaml.Node, 0)
+		n.Node.Value = ""
+	}
 	n.Node.Kind = other.Node.Kind
 	n.Node.Tag = other.Node.Tag
 	n.Node.Style = other.Node.Style
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/treeops/data_tree_navigator_test.go b/pkg/yqlib/treeops/data_tree_navigator_test.go
index 01654d70..234d6296 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/treeops/data_tree_navigator_test.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/treeops/data_tree_navigator_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ func readDoc(t *testing.T, content string) []*CandidateNode {
 	var dataBucket yaml.Node
 	err := decoder.Decode(&dataBucket)
 	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(content)
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
 	return []*CandidateNode{&CandidateNode{Node: dataBucket.Content[0], Document: 0}}
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/treeops/leaf_traverser.go b/pkg/yqlib/treeops/leaf_traverser.go
index 1b60b22b..21539a6a 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/treeops/leaf_traverser.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/treeops/leaf_traverser.go
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ func (t *traverser) traverseArray(candidate *CandidateNode, pathNode *PathElemen
 
 		var contents = candidate.Node.Content
 		var newMatches = make([]*CandidateNode, len(contents))
-
-		for index := 0; index < len(contents); index = index + 1 {
+		var index int64
+		for index = 0; index < int64(len(contents)); index = index + 1 {
 			newMatches[index] = &CandidateNode{
 				Document: candidate.Document,
 				Path:     append(candidate.Path, index),
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/treeops/operator_multiply_test.go b/pkg/yqlib/treeops/operator_multiply_test.go
index 14101621..a4c89459 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/treeops/operator_multiply_test.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/treeops/operator_multiply_test.go
@@ -6,17 +6,61 @@ import (
 
 var multiplyOperatorScenarios = []expressionScenario{
 	{
-		// document:   `{a: frog, b: cat}`,
-		// expression: `.a * .b`,
-		// expected: []string{
-		// 	"D0, P[], (!!map)::{a: cat, b: cat}\n",
-		// },
-		// }, {
+		document:   `{a: {also: [1]}, b: {also: me}}`,
+		expression: `.a * .b`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (!!map)::{a: {also: me}, b: {also: me}}\n",
+		},
+	}, {
+		document:   `{a: {also: me}, b: {also: [1]}}`,
+		expression: `.a * .b`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (!!map)::{a: {also: [1]}, b: {also: [1]}}\n",
+		},
+	}, {
+		document:   `{a: {also: me}, b: {also: {g: wizz}}}`,
+		expression: `.a * .b`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (!!map)::{a: {also: {g: wizz}}, b: {also: {g: wizz}}}\n",
+		},
+	}, {
+		document:   `{a: {also: {g: wizz}}, b: {also: me}}`,
+		expression: `.a * .b`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (!!map)::{a: {also: me}, b: {also: me}}\n",
+		},
+	}, {
+		document:   `{a: {also: {g: wizz}}, b: {also: [1]}}`,
+		expression: `.a * .b`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (!!map)::{a: {also: [1]}, b: {also: [1]}}\n",
+		},
+	}, {
+		document:   `{a: {also: [1]}, b: {also: {g: wizz}}}`,
+		expression: `.a * .b`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (!!map)::{a: {also: {g: wizz}}, b: {also: {g: wizz}}}\n",
+		},
+	}, {
 		document:   `{a: {things: great}, b: {also: me}}`,
 		expression: `.a * .b`,
 		expected: []string{
 			"D0, P[], (!!map)::{a: {things: great, also: me}, b: {also: me}}\n",
 		},
+	}, {
+		document: `a: {things: great}
+b:
+  also: "me"
+`,
+		expression: `.a * .b`,
+		expected: []string{
+			`D0, P[], (!!map)::a:
+    things: great
+    also: "me"
+b:
+    also: "me"
+`,
+		},
 	},
 }