diff --git a/validator.go b/validator.go
index 4d610be..b285876 100644
--- a/validator.go
+++ b/validator.go
@@ -304,21 +304,24 @@ func (mv *Validator) validateField(fieldDef reflect.StructField, fieldVal reflec
 	}
 
 	// no-op if field is not a struct, interface, array, slice or map
+	fn := mv.fieldName(fieldDef)
 	mv.deepValidateCollection(fieldVal, m, func() string {
-		return fieldDef.Name
+		return fn
 	})
 
 	if len(errs) > 0 {
-		n := fieldDef.Name
+		m[fn] = errs
+	}
+	return nil
+}
 
-		if mv.printJSON {
-			if jn := parseName(fieldDef.Tag.Get("json")); jn != "" {
-				n = jn
-			}
+func (mv *Validator) fieldName(fieldDef reflect.StructField) string {
+	if mv.printJSON {
+		if jsonTagValue, ok := fieldDef.Tag.Lookup("json"); ok {
+			return parseName(jsonTagValue)
 		}
-		m[n] = errs
 	}
-	return nil
+	return fieldDef.Name
 }
 
 func (mv *Validator) deepValidateCollection(f reflect.Value, m ErrorMap, fnameFn func() string) {
diff --git a/validator_test.go b/validator_test.go
index 0f4a8cf..1154357 100644
--- a/validator_test.go
+++ b/validator_test.go
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ func (i Impl2) Foo() string {
 	return i.F
 }
 
+type NestedStruct struct {
+	A string `validate:"nonzero" json:"a"`
+}
+
 type TestStruct struct {
 	A   int    `validate:"nonzero" json:"a"`
 	B   string `validate:"len=8,min=6,max=4"`
@@ -72,6 +76,12 @@ type TestStruct struct {
 	E I       `validate:nonzero`
 }
 
+type TestCompositedStruct struct {
+	NestedStruct `json:""`
+	OtherNested  NestedStruct   `json:"otherNested"`
+	Items        []NestedStruct `json:"nestedItems"`
+}
+
 func (ms *MySuite) TestValidate(c *C) {
 	t := TestStruct{
 		A: 0,
@@ -678,6 +688,19 @@ func (ms *MySuite) TestJSONPrint(c *C) {
 	c.Assert(errs["a"], HasError, validator.ErrZeroValue)
 }
 
+func (ms *MySuite) TestPrintNestedJson(c *C) {
+	t := TestCompositedStruct{
+		Items: []NestedStruct{{}},
+	}
+	err := validator.WithPrintJSON(true).Validate(t)
+	c.Assert(err, NotNil)
+	errs, ok := err.(validator.ErrorMap)
+	c.Assert(ok, Equals, true)
+	c.Assert(errs["a"], HasError, validator.ErrZeroValue)
+	c.Assert(errs["otherNested.a"], HasError, validator.ErrZeroValue)
+	c.Assert(errs["nestedItems[0].a"], HasError, validator.ErrZeroValue)
+}
+
 func (ms *MySuite) TestJSONPrintOff(c *C) {
 	t := TestStruct{
 		A: 0,