diff --git a/src/state/in_inverted_section.cpp b/src/state/in_inverted_section.cpp
index eeac8ba..2aef5da 100644
--- a/src/state/in_inverted_section.cpp
+++ b/src/state/in_inverted_section.cpp
@@ -23,10 +23,9 @@ std::string state::in_inverted_section::render(
         if(token.content() == section_name && skipped_openings == 0) {
             std::ostringstream out;
             auto& section_node = ctx.get_node(section_name);
-            if(boost::apply_visitor(visitor::is_node_empty(), section_node)) {
-                auto empty = mstch::object{};
-                out << render_context(empty, ctx).render(section_text.str());
-            }
+            if(boost::apply_visitor(visitor::is_node_empty(), section_node))
+                out << render_context(mstch::object{}, ctx)
+                               .render(section_text.str());
             ctx.set_state<outside_section>();
             return out.str();
         } else {
diff --git a/src/state/in_section.cpp b/src/state/in_section.cpp
index f6848cc..11ed10c 100644
--- a/src/state/in_section.cpp
+++ b/src/state/in_section.cpp
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ std::string state::in_section::render(
             auto section_node = ctx.get_node(section_name);
             std::string out("");
             if (!boost::apply_visitor(visitor::is_node_empty(), section_node))
-                out = boost::apply_visitor(visitor::render_section(
-                        ctx, section_text.str()), section_node);
+                out = boost::apply_visitor(
+                        visitor::render_section(ctx, section_text.str()),
+                        section_node);
             ctx.set_state<outside_section>();
             return out;
         } else {
diff --git a/src/visitor/render_section.cpp b/src/visitor/render_section.cpp
index 94b5e8c..173a524 100644
--- a/src/visitor/render_section.cpp
+++ b/src/visitor/render_section.cpp
@@ -5,16 +5,19 @@ using namespace mstch;
 
 visitor::render_section::render_section(
         render_context& context,
-        const std::string& section):
+        const std::string& section,
+        std::set<flag> flags):
         context(context),
-        section(section)
+        section(section),
+        flags(flags)
 {
 }
 
 std::string visitor::render_section::operator()(
         const boost::blank& blank) const
 {
-    return "";
+    return render_context(mstch::object{{".", mstch::node{}}}, context)
+            .render(section);
 }
 
 std::string visitor::render_section::operator()(const int& i) const {
@@ -29,14 +32,17 @@ std::string visitor::render_section::operator()(const std::string& str) const {
     return render_context(mstch::object{{".", str}}, context).render(section);
 }
 
-std::string visitor::render_section::operator()(const array& arr) const {
-    std::ostringstream out;
-    for (auto& item: arr)
-        out << render_context(mstch::object{{".", item}}, context)
-                       .render(section);
-    return out.str();
-}
-
 std::string visitor::render_section::operator()(const object& obj) const {
     return render_context(obj, context).render(section);
 }
+
+std::string visitor::render_section::operator()(const array& a) const {
+    std::ostringstream out;
+    if(flags.find(flag::keep_array) != flags.end())
+        out << render_context(mstch::object{{".", a}}, context).render(section);
+    else
+        for (auto& item: a)
+            out << boost::apply_visitor(
+                    render_section(context, section, {flag::keep_array}), item);
+    return out.str();
+}
diff --git a/src/visitor/render_section.h b/src/visitor/render_section.h
index f6a4cb8..2a74529 100644
--- a/src/visitor/render_section.h
+++ b/src/visitor/render_section.h
@@ -4,17 +4,24 @@
 #include <boost/variant/static_visitor.hpp>
 #include <boost/blank.hpp>
 #include <render_context.h>
+#include <set>
 
 #include "types.h"
 
 namespace mstch {
     namespace visitor {
         class render_section: public boost::static_visitor<std::string> {
+        public:
+            enum class flag { keep_array };
         private:
             render_context& context;
             std::string section;
+            std::set<flag> flags;
         public:
-            render_section(render_context& context, const std::string& section);
+            render_section(
+                    render_context& context,
+                    const std::string& section,
+                    std::set<flag> flags = {});
             std::string operator()(const boost::blank& blank) const;
             std::string operator()(const int& i) const;
             std::string operator()(const bool& b) const;