diff --git a/src/compare/compare_field.rs b/src/compare/compare_field.rs
index 27a7922..ed15224 100644
--- a/src/compare/compare_field.rs
+++ b/src/compare/compare_field.rs
@@ -460,6 +460,8 @@ pub(crate) fn compare_property_list_of_list_of_list_of_ast_nodes<
         (Some(value), Some(rust_value)) => (value, rust_value),
     };
 
+    let mut child_status: Vec<DiffEntry<'b, 's>> = Vec::with_capacity(rust_value.len());
+
     // Iterate the outer lists
     for (value, (rust_optional, rust_value)) in value.iter().zip(rust_value.iter()) {
         let mut middle_value = value.as_list()?.iter();
@@ -476,7 +478,6 @@ pub(crate) fn compare_property_list_of_list_of_list_of_ast_nodes<
                 return Ok(ComparePropertiesResult::SelfChange(this_status, message));
             }
         };
-        let mut child_status: Vec<DiffEntry<'b, 's>> = Vec::with_capacity(rust_value.len());
 
         // Compare optional value
         if let Some(rust_optional) = rust_optional {
@@ -489,6 +490,7 @@ pub(crate) fn compare_property_list_of_list_of_list_of_ast_nodes<
                 return Ok(ComparePropertiesResult::SelfChange(this_status, message));
             }
             for (e, r) in middle_value.zip(rust_optional) {
+                eprintln!("Comparing optval! {:?} {:?}", e, r);
                 child_status.push(compare_ast_node(source, e, r.into())?);
             }
         }
@@ -504,12 +506,16 @@ pub(crate) fn compare_property_list_of_list_of_list_of_ast_nodes<
             return Ok(ComparePropertiesResult::SelfChange(this_status, message));
         }
         for (e, r) in mandatory_value.iter().zip(rust_value) {
+            eprintln!("Comparing mandatory! {:?} {:?}", e, r);
             child_status.push(compare_ast_node(source, e, r.into())?);
         }
-        let diff_scope = artificial_owned_diff_scope(emacs_field, child_status)?;
-        return Ok(ComparePropertiesResult::DiffEntry(diff_scope));
     }
-    Ok(ComparePropertiesResult::NoChange)
+    if child_status.is_empty() {
+        Ok(ComparePropertiesResult::NoChange)
+    } else {
+        let diff_scope = artificial_owned_diff_scope(emacs_field, child_status)?;
+        Ok(ComparePropertiesResult::DiffEntry(diff_scope))
+    }
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn compare_property_number_lines<