diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index d34a8f8..c490bb0 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -120,12 +120,15 @@ const handleRecord = (
 		`ar${i}v[ar${i}s[i]]=${mirror(child, `ar${i}p`, instruction)}`
 
 	const optionals = instruction.optionalsInArray[i + 1]
-	if (optionals)
+	if (optionals) {
 		for (let oi = 0; oi < optionals.length; oi++) {
 			const target = `ar${i}v[ar${i}s[i]]${optionals[oi]}`
 
 			v += `;if(${target}===undefined)delete ${target}`
 		}
+		// Clear the optionals array after use to prevent pollution across sibling arrays
+		instruction.optionalsInArray[i + 1] = []
+	}
 
 	v += `}` + `return ar${i}v` + `})()`
 
@@ -394,8 +397,11 @@ const mirror = (
 						}
 						const array = instruction.optionalsInArray
 
-						if (array[index]) array[index].push(refName)
-						else array[index] = [refName]
+						if (array[index]) {
+							array[index].push(refName)
+						} else {
+							array[index] = [refName]
+						}
 					} else {
 						instruction.optionals.push(name)
 					}
@@ -481,6 +487,8 @@ const mirror = (
 					// we can add semi-colon here because it delimit recursive mirror
 					v += `;if(${target}===undefined)delete ${target}`
 				}
+				// Clear the optionals array after use to prevent pollution across sibling arrays
+				instruction.optionalsInArray[i + 1] = []
 			}
 
 			v += `}`
diff --git a/test/array-nested-optionals.test.ts b/test/array-nested-optionals.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd9c726
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/array-nested-optionals.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+import { expect, test, describe } from 'bun:test'
+import { Type } from '@sinclair/typebox'
+import { TypeCompiler } from '@sinclair/typebox/compiler'
+import { createMirror } from '../src/index'
+
+describe('Nested Array with Optional Properties', () => {
+	test('should preserve array items when cleaning nested arrays', () => {
+		const WeightSchema = Type.Object({
+			amount: Type.Number(),
+			unit: Type.Union([
+				Type.Literal('g'),
+				Type.Literal('oz'),
+				Type.Literal('lb'),
+				Type.Literal('kg')
+			])
+		})
+
+		const PourSchema = Type.Object({
+			weight: WeightSchema,
+			time: Type.Number()
+		})
+
+		const ResponseSchema = Type.Object({
+			data: Type.Array(
+				Type.Object({
+					id: Type.String(),
+					pours: Type.Union([Type.Null(), Type.Array(PourSchema)]),
+					tags: Type.Array(Type.Object({ name: Type.String() })),
+					createdAt: Type.Transform(
+						Type.Union([Type.Date(), Type.String()])
+					)
+						.Decode((v) => (v instanceof Date ? v : new Date(v)))
+						.Encode((v) => v.toISOString())
+				})
+			)
+		})
+
+		const clean = createMirror(ResponseSchema, { TypeCompiler })
+
+		const input = {
+			data: [
+				{
+					id: 'test-1',
+					pours: null,
+					tags: [{ name: 'test' }],
+					createdAt: new Date('2025-01-01'),
+					extraProp: 'should-be-removed'
+				}
+			]
+		}
+
+		const result = clean(input)
+
+		// Array items should be preserved
+		expect(result.data).toHaveLength(1)
+		expect(result.data[0].id).toBe('test-1')
+		expect(result.data[0].pours).toBe(null)
+		expect(result.data[0].tags).toHaveLength(1)
+		expect(result.data[0].tags[0].name).toBe('test')
+
+		// Extra property should be removed
+		expect(result.data[0]).not.toHaveProperty('extraProp')
+	})
+
+	test('should handle multiple nested arrays correctly', () => {
+		const Schema = Type.Object({
+			outer: Type.Array(
+				Type.Object({
+					middle: Type.Array(
+						Type.Object({
+							inner: Type.Array(Type.String()),
+							value: Type.String()
+						})
+					)
+				})
+			)
+		})
+
+		const clean = createMirror(Schema, { TypeCompiler })
+
+		const input = {
+			outer: [
+				{
+					middle: [
+						{
+							inner: ['a', 'b'],
+							value: 'test',
+							extra: 'remove'
+						}
+					],
+					extraOuter: 'remove'
+				}
+			]
+		}
+
+		const result = clean(input)
+
+		expect(result.outer).toHaveLength(1)
+		expect(result.outer[0].middle).toHaveLength(1)
+		expect(result.outer[0].middle[0].inner).toHaveLength(2)
+		expect(result.outer[0].middle[0].value).toBe('test')
+		expect(result.outer[0].middle[0]).not.toHaveProperty('extra')
+		expect(result.outer[0]).not.toHaveProperty('extraOuter')
+	})
+})