diff --git a/maputil/get.go b/maputil/get.go
index c2236c47a..e4420f917 100644
--- a/maputil/get.go
+++ b/maputil/get.go
@@ -81,17 +81,22 @@ func GetByPathKeys(mp map[string]any, keys []string) (val any, ok bool) {
 			}
 		case []map[string]any: // is an any-map slice
 			if k == Wildcard {
-				if kl == i+2 {
+				if kl == i+2 { // * is last key
 					return tData, true
 				}
 
-				sl := make([]any, 0, len(tData))
+				// * is not last key, find sub item data
+				sl := make([]any, 0)
 				for _, v := range tData {
 					if val, ok = GetByPathKeys(v, keys[i+2:]); ok {
 						sl = append(sl, val)
 					}
 				}
-				return sl, true
+
+				if len(sl) > 0 {
+					return sl, true
+				}
+				return nil, false
 			}
 
 			// k is index number
diff --git a/maputil/get_test.go b/maputil/get_test.go
index 67e304d49..ae70b6859 100644
--- a/maputil/get_test.go
+++ b/maputil/get_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package maputil_test
 
 import (
+	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/gookit/goutil/dump"
@@ -94,11 +95,11 @@ var mlMp = map[string]any{
 				},
 				"cpt": []map[string]any{
 					{
-						"code":              "001",
-						"encounter_uid":     "2",
-						"work_item_uid":     "3",
-						"billing_provider":  "Test provider 001",
-						"resident_provider": "Test Resident Provider",
+						"code":             "001",
+						"encounter_uid":    "2",
+						"work_item_uid":    "3",
+						"billing_provider": "Test provider 001",
+						// "resident_provider": "Test Resident Provider",
 					},
 					{
 						"code":              "OBS01",
@@ -108,11 +109,11 @@ var mlMp = map[string]any{
 						"resident_provider": "Test Resident Provider",
 					},
 					{
-						"code":              "SU002",
-						"encounter_uid":     "5",
-						"work_item_uid":     "6",
-						"billing_provider":  "Test provider SU002",
-						"resident_provider": "Test Resident Provider",
+						"code":             "SU002",
+						"encounter_uid":    "5",
+						"work_item_uid":    "6",
+						"billing_provider": "Test provider SU002",
+						// "resident_provider": "Test Resident Provider",
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -137,14 +138,27 @@ func TestGetByPath_deepPath(t *testing.T) {
 	val, ok = maputil.GetByPath("coding.*.details.em.code", mlMp)
 	dump.P(ok, val)
 	assert.True(t, ok)
+	assert.IsType(t, []any{}, val)
 
 	val, ok = maputil.GetByPath("coding.*.details.cpt.*.encounter_uid", mlMp)
 	dump.P(ok, val)
 	assert.True(t, ok)
+	assert.Len(t, val, 1)
+	assert.IsType(t, []any{}, val)
 
 	val, ok = maputil.GetByPath("coding.*.details.cpt.*.work_item_uid", mlMp)
-	dump.P(ok, val)
+	// dump.P(ok, val)
 	assert.True(t, ok)
+	assert.IsType(t, []any{}, val)
+
+	val, ok = maputil.GetByPath("coding.*.details.cpt.*.resident_provider", mlMp)
+	// dump.P(ok, val)
+	assert.True(t, ok)
+	assert.IsKind(t, reflect.Slice, val)
+
+	val, ok = maputil.GetByPath("coding.*.details.cpt.*.not-exists", mlMp)
+	assert.Nil(t, val)
+	assert.False(t, ok)
 }
 
 func TestKeys(t *testing.T) {