diff --git a/index/resolver.go b/index/resolver.go
index cad15f1..e8412fa 100644
--- a/index/resolver.go
+++ b/index/resolver.go
@@ -489,7 +489,12 @@ func (resolver *Resolver) extractRelatives(ref *Reference, node, parent *yaml.No
 	var found []*Reference
 
 	if len(node.Content) > 0 {
+		skip := false
 		for i, n := range node.Content {
+			if skip {
+				skip = false
+				continue
+			}
 			if utils.IsNodeMap(n) || utils.IsNodeArray(n) {
 				depth++
 
@@ -790,7 +795,8 @@ func (resolver *Resolver) extractRelatives(ref *Reference, node, parent *yaml.No
 							}
 						}
 					}
-					break
+					skip = true
+					continue
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/index/resolver_test.go b/index/resolver_test.go
index 6c9c258..38120b0 100644
--- a/index/resolver_test.go
+++ b/index/resolver_test.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func Benchmark_ResolveDocumentStripe(b *testing.B) {
 		rolo.SetRootNode(&rootNode)
 
 		indexedErr := rolo.IndexTheRolodex()
-		assert.Len(b, utils.UnwrapErrors(indexedErr), 3)
+		assert.Len(b, utils.UnwrapErrors(indexedErr), 1)
 
 	}
 }
@@ -1270,3 +1270,106 @@ paths:
 	assert.Equal(t, nodes[0].Content[1].Value, "message")
 
 }
+
+func TestDocument_LoopThroughAnArray(t *testing.T) {
+
+	var d = `openapi: "3.0.1"
+components:
+  schemas:
+    B:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        children:
+          type: array
+          items:
+            $ref: '#/components/schemas/B'`
+
+	var rootNode yaml.Node
+	_ = yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(d), &rootNode)
+
+	config := CreateClosedAPIIndexConfig()
+	config.IgnoreArrayCircularReferences = true
+	idx := NewSpecIndexWithConfig(&rootNode, config)
+
+	resolver := NewResolver(idx)
+	resolver.IgnoreArrayCircularReferences()
+	assert.NotNil(t, resolver)
+
+	circ := resolver.Resolve()
+	assert.Len(t, circ, 0)
+	assert.Len(t, resolver.GetIgnoredCircularArrayReferences(), 1)
+
+}
+
+func TestDocument_ObjectWithPolyAndArray(t *testing.T) {
+
+	var d = `openapi: "3.0.1"
+components:
+  schemas:
+    A:
+      type: object
+      properties: {}
+    B:
+      type: object
+      allOf:
+        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/A' 
+      properties:
+        children:
+          type: array
+          items:
+            $ref: '#/components/schemas/B'`
+
+	var rootNode yaml.Node
+	_ = yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(d), &rootNode)
+
+	config := CreateClosedAPIIndexConfig()
+	config.IgnoreArrayCircularReferences = true
+	idx := NewSpecIndexWithConfig(&rootNode, config)
+
+	resolver := NewResolver(idx)
+	resolver.IgnoreArrayCircularReferences()
+	assert.NotNil(t, resolver)
+
+	circ := resolver.Resolve()
+	assert.Len(t, circ, 0)
+	assert.Len(t, resolver.GetIgnoredCircularArrayReferences(), 1)
+
+}
+
+func TestDocument_ObjectWithMultiPolyAndArray(t *testing.T) {
+
+	var d = `openapi: "3.0.1"
+components:
+  schemas:
+    A:
+      type: object
+      properties: {}
+    B:
+      type: object
+      allOf:
+        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/A'
+      oneOf:
+        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/B'
+      properties:
+        children:
+          type: array
+          items:
+            $ref: '#/components/schemas/B'`
+
+	var rootNode yaml.Node
+	_ = yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(d), &rootNode)
+
+	config := CreateClosedAPIIndexConfig()
+	config.IgnoreArrayCircularReferences = true
+	idx := NewSpecIndexWithConfig(&rootNode, config)
+
+	resolver := NewResolver(idx)
+	resolver.IgnoreArrayCircularReferences()
+	assert.NotNil(t, resolver)
+
+	circ := resolver.Resolve()
+	assert.Len(t, circ, 0)
+	assert.Len(t, resolver.GetSafeCircularReferences(), 1)
+	assert.Len(t, resolver.GetIgnoredCircularArrayReferences(), 0)
+
+}
diff --git a/index/rolodex_test.go b/index/rolodex_test.go
index 47a3116..5cb20b1 100644
--- a/index/rolodex_test.go
+++ b/index/rolodex_test.go
@@ -1233,13 +1233,13 @@ components:
 	tmp := "tmp-g"
 	_ = os.Mkdir(tmp, 0755)
 
-	firstFile, fErr = os.CreateTemp(tmp, "*-first.yaml")
+	firstFile, fErr = os.CreateTemp(tmp, "first-*.yaml")
 	assert.NoError(t, fErr)
 
-	secondFile, fErr = os.CreateTemp(tmp, "*-second.yaml")
+	secondFile, fErr = os.CreateTemp(tmp, "second-*.yaml")
 	assert.NoError(t, fErr)
 
-	thirdFile, fErr = os.CreateTemp(tmp, "*-third.yaml")
+	thirdFile, fErr = os.CreateTemp(tmp, "third-*.yaml")
 	assert.NoError(t, fErr)
 
 	first = strings.ReplaceAll(first, "$2", secondFile.Name())
@@ -1257,6 +1257,7 @@ components:
 
 	cf := CreateOpenAPIIndexConfig()
 	cf.IgnorePolymorphicCircularReferences = true
+	cf.ExtractRefsSequentially = true
 	rolodex := NewRolodex(cf)
 
 	baseDir := tmp