diff --git a/src/Collection/CollectionTrait.php b/src/Collection/CollectionTrait.php
index 5499f411f54..5a5bb642588 100644
--- a/src/Collection/CollectionTrait.php
+++ b/src/Collection/CollectionTrait.php
@@ -390,9 +390,11 @@ public function nest($idPath, $parentPath)
                 return;
             }
 
+            $children = [];
             foreach ($values as $id) {
-                $parents[$key]['children'][] =& $parents[$id];
+                $children[] =& $parents[$id];
             }
+            $parents[$key]['children'] = $children;
         };
 
         $collection = new MapReduce($this, $mapper, $reducer);