diff --git a/internal/project/general/general.go b/internal/project/general/general.go
index 416a7585..6cefa62a 100644
--- a/internal/project/general/general.go
+++ b/internal/project/general/general.go
@@ -32,20 +32,19 @@ In the event a full recursion of key levels is desired, set the levels argument
 func PropertiesToMap(flatProperties *properties.Map, levels int) map[string]interface{} {
 	propertiesInterface := make(map[string]interface{})
 
-	var keys []string
 	if levels != 1 {
-		keys = flatProperties.FirstLevelKeys()
+		for _, key := range flatProperties.FirstLevelKeys() {
+			subTree := flatProperties.SubTree(key)
+			if subTree.Size() > 0 {
+				// This key contains a map.
+				propertiesInterface[key] = PropertiesToMap(subTree, levels-1)
+			} else {
+				// This key contains a string, no more recursion is possible.
+				propertiesInterface[key] = flatProperties.Get(key)
+			}
+		}
 	} else {
-		keys = flatProperties.Keys()
-	}
-
-	for _, key := range keys {
-		subTree := flatProperties.SubTree(key)
-		if subTree.Size() > 0 {
-			// This key contains a map.
-			propertiesInterface[key] = PropertiesToMap(subTree, levels-1)
-		} else {
-			// This key contains a string, no more recursion is possible.
+		for _, key := range flatProperties.Keys() {
 			propertiesInterface[key] = flatProperties.Get(key)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/internal/project/general/general_test.go b/internal/project/general/general_test.go
index dc6e3391..bb4c5ba1 100644
--- a/internal/project/general/general_test.go
+++ b/internal/project/general/general_test.go
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ func TestPropertiesToMap(t *testing.T) {
 		foo.bar=asdf
 		foo.baz=zxcv
 		bar.bat.bam=123
+		qux.a=x
+		qux.a.b=y
+		fuz.a.b=y
+		fuz.a=x
 	`)
 	propertiesInput, err := properties.LoadFromBytes(rawProperties)
 	require.Nil(t, err)
@@ -41,6 +45,10 @@ func TestPropertiesToMap(t *testing.T) {
 		"foo.bar":     "asdf",
 		"foo.baz":     "zxcv",
 		"bar.bat.bam": "123",
+		"qux.a":       "x",
+		"qux.a.b":     "y",
+		"fuz.a.b":     "y",
+		"fuz.a":       "x",
 	}
 
 	assert.True(t, reflect.DeepEqual(expectedMapOutput, PropertiesToMap(propertiesInput, 1)))
@@ -55,6 +63,14 @@ func TestPropertiesToMap(t *testing.T) {
 		"bar": map[string]interface{}{
 			"bat.bam": "123",
 		},
+		"qux": map[string]interface{}{
+			"a":   "x",
+			"a.b": "y",
+		},
+		"fuz": map[string]interface{}{
+			"a.b": "y",
+			"a":   "x",
+		},
 	}
 
 	assert.True(t, reflect.DeepEqual(expectedMapOutput, PropertiesToMap(propertiesInput, 2)))
@@ -71,6 +87,16 @@ func TestPropertiesToMap(t *testing.T) {
 				"bam": "123",
 			},
 		},
+		"qux": map[string]interface{}{
+			"a": map[string]interface{}{
+				"b": "y", // It is impossible to represent the complete "properties" data structure recursed to this depth.
+			},
+		},
+		"fuz": map[string]interface{}{
+			"a": map[string]interface{}{
+				"b": "y",
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	assert.True(t, reflect.DeepEqual(expectedMapOutput, PropertiesToMap(propertiesInput, 3)))