diff --git a/lib/cmd.js b/lib/cmd.js
index 6320f2f..7e6426a 100644
--- a/lib/cmd.js
+++ b/lib/cmd.js
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ exports.Cmd = Cmd = (function() {
   };
 
   Cmd.prototype._parseCmd = function(argv, unparsed) {
-    var cmd, cmdDesc, e, i, optSeen;
+    var c, cmd, cmdDesc, e, i, optSeen, pkg;
     if (unparsed == null) {
       unparsed = [];
     }
@@ -320,8 +320,18 @@ exports.Cmd = Cmd = (function() {
       if (!optSeen && /^\w[\w-_]*$/.test(i)) {
         cmd = this._cmdsByName[i];
         if (!cmd) {
+          pkg = '';
+          c = this;
+          while (true) {
+            pkg = c._name + '-' + pkg;
+            if (c._cmd === c) {
+              break;
+            }
+            c = c._cmd;
+          }
+          console.log(pkg);
           try {
-            cmdDesc = require(this._name + '-' + i);
+            cmdDesc = require(pkg + i);
           } catch (_error) {
             e = _error;
           }
diff --git a/src/cmd.coffee b/src/cmd.coffee
index e3e6985..805b12d 100644
--- a/src/cmd.coffee
+++ b/src/cmd.coffee
@@ -238,8 +238,18 @@ exports.Cmd = class Cmd
             if not optSeen and /^\w[\w-_]*$/.test(i)
                 cmd = @_cmdsByName[i]
                 if not cmd
+
+                    # construct package name to require
+                    # <command>-<subcommand>-<subcommand> and so on
+                    pkg = ''
+                    c = @
+                    loop
+                        pkg = c._name + '-' + pkg
+                        if c._cmd == c then break
+                        c = c._cmd
+
                     try
-                        cmdDesc = require(@_name + '-' + i)
+                        cmdDesc = require(pkg + i)
                     catch e
 
                     if cmdDesc
diff --git a/test/coa.js b/test/coa.js
index 14efe32..f962ffb 100644
--- a/test/coa.js
+++ b/test/coa.js
@@ -435,6 +435,19 @@ describe('Cmd', function() {
             });
         });
 
+        describe('2nd level subcommand', function() {
+            var cmd = COA.Cmd()
+                .name('coa')
+                .cmd()
+                .name('test')
+                .end();
+
+            it('should be invoked and accept passed opts and args', function() {
+                return cmd.do(['test', 'obj', '--opt', 'value', 'value', 'value 1', 'value 2'])
+                    .then(doTest);
+            });
+        });
+
     });
 
     it('helpful(), name(), title()');