diff --git a/src/utils/checkForPotentialSecrets.ts b/src/utils/checkForPotentialSecrets.ts
index fb474a8..2a69e12 100644
--- a/src/utils/checkForPotentialSecrets.ts
+++ b/src/utils/checkForPotentialSecrets.ts
@@ -1,37 +1,18 @@
 import { isArray, isObject, isString } from './utils';
 import { stringOccurInObjectValues } from './stringOccurInObjectValue';
 
-export const checkForPotentialSecrets = (data: any) => {
-  return data
-    .map((argument: any) => {
-      if (isString(argument)) {
-        return stringOccurInObjectValues({
-          needle: argument,
-          obj: process.env,
-        });
-      }
-
-      if (isObject(argument)) {
-        return checkForPotentialSecrets(Object.values(argument));
-      }
-
-      if (isArray(argument)) {
-        return checkForPotentialSecretInArrayItem(argument);
-      }
-      return null;
-    })
-    .filter((key: string) => !!key);
-};
-
-function checkForPotentialSecretInArrayItem(argumentItem: any[]) {
-  return argumentItem.map((arrayValue: any) => {
-    if (isObject(arrayValue)) {
-      return checkForPotentialSecrets(arrayValue);
+export const checkForPotentialSecrets = (data: any[]): string[] => {
+  return data.reduce((acc: string[], argument: any) => {
+    let result: string | string[] | null = [];
+    
+    if (isString(argument)) {
+      result = stringOccurInObjectValues({ needle: argument, obj: process.env });
+    } else if (isObject(argument)) {
+      result = checkForPotentialSecrets(Object.values(argument));
+    } else if (isArray(argument)) {
+      result = checkForPotentialSecrets(argument);
     }
 
-    if (isArray(arrayValue) || isString(arrayValue)) {
-      return checkForPotentialSecrets(arrayValue);
-    }
-    return arrayValue;
-  });
-}
+    return result ? acc.concat(result) : acc;
+  }, []);
+};
diff --git a/src/utils/stringOccurInObjectValue.ts b/src/utils/stringOccurInObjectValue.ts
index 19ed792..088bde9 100644
--- a/src/utils/stringOccurInObjectValue.ts
+++ b/src/utils/stringOccurInObjectValue.ts
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ import IOptions from '../interfaces/options.interface';
 export const stringOccurInObjectValues = (data: {
   needle: string;
   obj: Record<string, any>;
-}) => {
+}): string | null => {
   const { needle, obj } = data;
   if (needle) {
     return Object.keys(obj).find(secretKey => {
       const secretValue = (obj || {})[secretKey];
       return secretValue.length > 1 && needle.includes(secretValue);
-    });
+    }) ?? null;
   }
   return null;
 };
diff --git a/test/log.test.ts b/test/log.test.ts
index cacb289..132ed2c 100644
--- a/test/log.test.ts
+++ b/test/log.test.ts
@@ -81,4 +81,32 @@ describe('Test console.log', () => {
       'the value of the secret: "PORT", is being leaked!'
     );
   });
+
+  it('should mask secrets when they are part of an object', () => {
+    secureLog.log('running on port', {secretPort: secrets.PORT});
+    expect(mockObj.warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'the value of the secret: "PORT", is being leaked!'
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('should mask secrets when they are part of an array', () => {
+    secureLog.log('running on port', [secrets.PORT]);
+    expect(mockObj.warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'the value of the secret: "PORT", is being leaked!'
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('should mask secrets when they are part of a nested object', () => {
+    secureLog.log('running on port', {innerValue: {secretPort: secrets.PORT}});
+    expect(mockObj.warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'the value of the secret: "PORT", is being leaked!'
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('should mask secrets when they are part of a nested array', () => {
+    secureLog.log('running on port', {innerValue: [secrets.PORT]});
+    expect(mockObj.warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'the value of the secret: "PORT", is being leaked!'
+    );
+  });
 });