diff --git a/lib/jcr/check_groups.rb b/lib/jcr/check_groups.rb
index 272fa66..17b970d 100644
--- a/lib/jcr/check_groups.rb
+++ b/lib/jcr/check_groups.rb
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def self.disallowed_group_in_value? node, mapping
         disallowed_group_in_value?( groupee[:group_rule], mapping )
       elsif groupee[:target_rule_name]
         trule = get_name_mapping( groupee[:target_rule_name][:rule_name], mapping )
-        disallowed_group_in_value?( trule[:rule], mapping )
+        disallowed_group_in_value?( trule, mapping )
       elsif groupee[:member_rule]
         raise_group_error( "groups in value rules cannot have member rules", groupee[:member_rule] )
       elsif groupee[:object_rule]
@@ -132,9 +132,7 @@ def self.disallowed_group_in_array? node, mapping
         disallowed_group_in_array?( groupee[:group_rule], mapping )
       elsif groupee[:target_rule_name]
         trule = get_name_mapping( groupee[:target_rule_name][:rule_name], mapping )
-        if trule[:group_rule]
-          disallowed_group_in_array?( trule[:group_rule], mapping )
-        end
+        disallowed_group_in_array?( trule, mapping )
       elsif groupee[:member_rule]
         raise_group_error( "groups in array rules cannot have member rules", groupee[:member_rule] )
       else
@@ -169,9 +167,7 @@ def self.disallowed_group_in_object? node, mapping
         disallowed_group_in_object?( groupee[:group_rule], mapping )
       elsif groupee[:target_rule_name]
         trule = get_name_mapping( groupee[:target_rule_name][:rule_name], mapping )
-        if trule[:group_rule]
-          disallowed_group_in_object?( trule[:group_rule], mapping )
-        end
+        disallowed_group_in_object?( trule, mapping )
       elsif groupee[:array_rule]
         raise_group_error( "groups in object rules cannot have array rules", groupee[:member_rule] )
       elsif groupee[:object_rule]
diff --git a/spec/check_groups_spec.rb b/spec/check_groups_spec.rb
index 41c636f..998bbbd 100644
--- a/spec/check_groups_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/check_groups_spec.rb
@@ -169,6 +169,13 @@
     expect{ JCR.check_groups( tree, mapping ) }.to raise_error JCR::JcrValidatorError
   end
 
+  it 'should error with array with group referencing a member' do
+    tree = JCR.parse( '$t=[$g] $g=($m) $m="foo":string' )
+    mapping = JCR.map_rule_names( tree )
+    JCR.check_rule_target_names( tree, mapping )
+    expect{ JCR.check_groups( tree, mapping ) }.to raise_error JCR::JcrValidatorError
+  end
+
   #
   # object rule tests
   #
@@ -263,4 +270,11 @@
     expect{ JCR.check_groups( tree, mapping ) }.to raise_error JCR::JcrValidatorError
   end
 
+  it 'should error with group with both object-rule' do
+    tree = JCR.parse( '$t={$g} $g=($m) $m={"foo":string}' )
+    mapping = JCR.map_rule_names( tree )
+    JCR.check_rule_target_names( tree, mapping )
+    expect{ JCR.check_groups( tree, mapping ) }.to raise_error JCR::JcrValidatorError
+  end
+
 end