diff --git a/models_test.go b/models_test.go
index 21a3a35..17efc60 100644
--- a/models_test.go
+++ b/models_test.go
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func (bc *BadComment) JSONAPILinks() *Links {
 type Company struct {
 	ID        string    `jsonapi:"primary,companies"`
 	Name      string    `jsonapi:"attr,name"`
-	Boss      Employee  `jsonapi:"attr,boss"`
+	Boss      *Employee  `jsonapi:"attr,boss"`
 	Teams     []Team    `jsonapi:"attr,teams"`
 	FoundedAt time.Time `jsonapi:"attr,founded-at,iso8601"`
 }
diff --git a/request.go b/request.go
index f752a58..4dbc9fe 100644
--- a/request.go
+++ b/request.go
@@ -248,26 +248,14 @@ func unmarshalNode(data *Node, model reflect.Value, included *map[string]*Node)
 
 			structField := fieldType
 
-			if structField.Type.Kind() != reflect.Struct ||
-				fieldValue.Type() == reflect.TypeOf(new(time.Time)) ||
-				fieldValue.Type() == reflect.TypeOf(time.Time{})  {
-				value, err := unmarshalAttribute(attribute, args, structField, fieldValue)
-				if err != nil {
-					er = err
-					break
-				}
-				assign(fieldValue, value)
-				continue
-
-			} else {
-				structModel, err := unmarshalFromAttribute(attribute, fieldValue)
-				if err != nil {
-					er = err
-					break
-				}
-				fieldValue.Set((*structModel).Elem())
-				continue
+			value, err := unmarshalAttribute(attribute, args, structField, fieldValue)
+			if err != nil {
+				er = err
+				break
 			}
+
+			assign(fieldValue, value)
+			continue
 		} else if annotation == annotationRelation {
 			isSlice := fieldValue.Type().Kind() == reflect.Slice
 
@@ -346,21 +334,22 @@ func unmarshalNode(data *Node, model reflect.Value, included *map[string]*Node)
 	return er
 }
 
-func unmarshalFromAttribute(attribute interface{}, fieldValue reflect.Value) (*reflect.Value, error) {
+func unmarshalFromAttribute(attribute interface{}, fieldValue reflect.Value) (reflect.Value, error) {
 	structData, err := json.Marshal(attribute)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return reflect.Value{}, err
 	}
 	structNode := new(Node)
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(structData, &structNode.Attributes); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return reflect.Value{}, err
 	}
+
 	structModel := reflect.New(fieldValue.Type())
 	if err := unmarshalNode(structNode, structModel, nil); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return reflect.Value{}, err
 	}
 
-	return &structModel, nil
+	return structModel, nil
 }
 
 func fullNode(n *Node, included *map[string]*Node) *Node {
@@ -376,7 +365,7 @@ func fullNode(n *Node, included *map[string]*Node) *Node {
 // assign will take the value specified and assign it to the field; if
 // field is expecting a ptr assign will assign a ptr.
 func assign(field, value reflect.Value) {
-	if field.Kind() == reflect.Ptr || field.Kind() == reflect.Struct{
+	if field.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
 		field.Set(value)
 	} else {
 		field.Set(reflect.Indirect(value))
@@ -402,12 +391,13 @@ func unmarshalAttribute(
 	if fieldValue.Type() == reflect.TypeOf(time.Time{}) ||
 		fieldValue.Type() == reflect.TypeOf(new(time.Time)) {
 		value, err = handleTime(attribute, args, fieldValue)
+
 		return
 	}
 
 	// Handle field of type struct
-	if fieldValue.Type().Kind() == reflect.Struct {
-		value, err = handleStruct(attribute, fieldValue)
+	if fieldValue.Kind() == reflect.Struct {
+		value, err = unmarshalFromAttribute(attribute, fieldValue)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -426,7 +416,7 @@ func unmarshalAttribute(
 
 	// Field was a Pointer type
 	if fieldValue.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
-		value, err = handlePointer(attribute, args, fieldType, fieldValue, structField)
+		value, err = handlePointer(attribute, fieldType, fieldValue, structField)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -482,7 +472,6 @@ func handleTime(attribute interface{}, args []string, fieldValue reflect.Value)
 	}
 
 	var at int64
-
 	if v.Kind() == reflect.Float64 {
 		at = int64(v.Interface().(float64))
 	} else if v.Kind() == reflect.Int {
@@ -492,7 +481,6 @@ func handleTime(attribute interface{}, args []string, fieldValue reflect.Value)
 	}
 
 	t := time.Unix(at, 0)
-
 	return reflect.ValueOf(t), nil
 }
 
@@ -558,7 +546,6 @@ func handleNumeric(
 
 func handlePointer(
 	attribute interface{},
-	args []string,
 	fieldType reflect.Type,
 	fieldValue reflect.Value,
 	structField reflect.StructField) (reflect.Value, error) {
@@ -574,12 +561,15 @@ func handlePointer(
 		concreteVal = reflect.ValueOf(&cVal)
 	case map[string]interface{}:
 		var err error
-		concreteVal, err = handleStruct(attribute, fieldValue)
+		fieldValueType := reflect.New(fieldValue.Type().Elem()).Elem()
+		concreteVal, err = unmarshalFromAttribute(attribute, fieldValueType)
 		if err != nil {
 			return reflect.Value{}, newErrUnsupportedPtrType(
 				reflect.ValueOf(attribute), fieldType, structField)
 		}
+
 		return concreteVal, err
+
 	default:
 		return reflect.Value{}, newErrUnsupportedPtrType(
 			reflect.ValueOf(attribute), fieldType, structField)
@@ -624,13 +614,13 @@ func handleStruct(
 func handleStructSlice(
 	attribute interface{},
 	fieldValue reflect.Value) (reflect.Value, error) {
+
 	models := reflect.New(fieldValue.Type()).Elem()
 	dataMap := reflect.ValueOf(attribute).Interface().([]interface{})
 	for _, data := range dataMap {
 		model := reflect.New(fieldValue.Type().Elem()).Elem()
 
-		value, err := handleStruct(data, model)
-
+		value, err := unmarshalFromAttribute(data, model)
 		if err != nil {
 			continue
 		}
diff --git a/response.go b/response.go
index 0c0f368..28daf87 100644
--- a/response.go
+++ b/response.go
@@ -359,8 +359,12 @@ func visitModelNode(model interface{}, included *map[string]*Node,
 					newSlice[i] = nested.Attributes
 				}
 				node.Attributes[args[1]] = newSlice
-			} else if fieldValue.Kind() == reflect.Struct {
+			} else if fieldValue.Kind() == reflect.Struct ||
+				(fieldValue.Kind() == reflect.Ptr && fieldValue.Elem().Kind() == reflect.Struct) {
 				included := make(map[string]*Node)
+				if fieldValue.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+					fieldValue = fieldValue.Elem()
+				}
 				nested, err := visitModelNode(fieldValue, &included, true)
 				if err != nil {
 					er = err
diff --git a/response_test.go b/response_test.go
index 7783b6f..bf5b7e1 100644
--- a/response_test.go
+++ b/response_test.go
@@ -918,13 +918,37 @@ func TestMarshalNestedStruct(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
+	now := time.Now()
+	company := Company {
+		ID: "an_id",
+		Name: "Awesome Company",
+		Boss: &Employee{
+			Firstname: "Company",
+			Surname: "boss",
+			Age: 60,
+		},
+		Teams: []Team {
+			team,
+		},
+		FoundedAt: now,
+	}
+
 	buffer := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
-	MarshalOnePayloadEmbedded(buffer, &team)
+	MarshalOnePayloadEmbedded(buffer, &company)
 	reader := bytes.NewReader(buffer.Bytes())
-	var finalTeam Team
-	UnmarshalPayload(reader, &finalTeam)
+	var finalCompany Company
+	UnmarshalPayload(reader, &finalCompany)
+
+	diff := company.FoundedAt.Sub(finalCompany.FoundedAt)
+
+	if diff.Seconds() > 1 {
+		t.Error("final unmarshal payload founded at must be approximately equal to the original.")
+	}
+
+	company.FoundedAt = time.Time{}
+	finalCompany.FoundedAt = time.Time{}
 
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(team, finalTeam) {
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(company, finalCompany) {
 		t.Error("final unmarshal payload should be equal to the original one.")
 	}
 }