diff --git a/index/extract_refs.go b/index/extract_refs.go
index ec1ab19..e5f6bf7 100644
--- a/index/extract_refs.go
+++ b/index/extract_refs.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ func (index *SpecIndex) ExtractRefs(node, parent *yaml.Node, seenPath []string,
 	if len(node.Content) > 0 {
 		var prev, polyName string
 		for i, n := range node.Content {
-
 			if utils.IsNodeMap(n) || utils.IsNodeArray(n) {
 				level++
 				// check if we're using  polymorphic values. These tend to create rabbit warrens of circular
@@ -332,9 +331,12 @@ func (index *SpecIndex) ExtractRefs(node, parent *yaml.Node, seenPath []string,
 					if len(seenPath) > 0 {
 						lastItem := seenPath[len(seenPath)-1]
 						if lastItem == "properties" {
+							seenPath = append(seenPath, n.Value)
+							prev = n.Value
 							continue
 						}
 					}
+
 					// all enums need to have a type, extract the type from the node where the enum was found.
 					_, enumKeyValueNode := utils.FindKeyNodeTop("type", node.Content)
 
diff --git a/index/extract_refs_test.go b/index/extract_refs_test.go
index 41b9ce0..672a7ea 100644
--- a/index/extract_refs_test.go
+++ b/index/extract_refs_test.go
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ components:
 
 // https://github.com/pb33f/libopenapi/issues/112
 func TestSpecIndex_ExtractRefs_CheckReferencesWithBracketsInName(t *testing.T) {
-
 	yml := `openapi: 3.0.0
 components:
   schemas:
@@ -137,7 +136,6 @@ components:
 
 // https://github.com/daveshanley/vacuum/issues/339
 func TestSpecIndex_ExtractRefs_CheckEnumNotPropertyCalledEnum(t *testing.T) {
-
 	yml := `openapi: 3.0.0
 components:
   schemas:
@@ -164,11 +162,22 @@ components:
           example:
             - yo
             - hello
+    Schema2:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        enumRef:
+          $ref: '#/components/schemas/enum'
+        enum:
+          type: string
+          enum: [big, small]
+          nullable: true
+    enum:
+      type: [string, null]
+      enum: [big, small]
    `
 	var rootNode yaml.Node
 	_ = yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(yml), &rootNode)
 	c := CreateOpenAPIIndexConfig()
 	idx := NewSpecIndexWithConfig(&rootNode, c)
-	assert.Len(t, idx.allEnums, 1)
-
+	assert.Len(t, idx.allEnums, 3)
 }