diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index 09bcdf2..2f273cd 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@push.rocks/npmextra',
-  version: '5.0.6',
+  version: '5.0.7',
   description: 'do more with npm'
 }
diff --git a/ts/npmextra.classes.appdata.ts b/ts/npmextra.classes.appdata.ts
index 59e9654..d03f40a 100644
--- a/ts/npmextra.classes.appdata.ts
+++ b/ts/npmextra.classes.appdata.ts
@@ -77,9 +77,11 @@ export class AppData<T = any> {
             if (mappingValue.endsWith('_JSON')) {
               envValue = JSON.parse(envValue);
             }
-            // Determine the correct key to use (top-level or nested)
-            const effectiveKey = parentKey || key;
-            await this.kvStore.writeKey(effectiveKey, envValue);
+            if (!parentKey) {
+              await this.kvStore.writeKey(key, envValue);
+            } else {
+              return envValue;
+            }
           }
         } else if (typeof mappingValue === 'object' && mappingValue !== null) {
           const resultObject = {};