diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/treeops/operator_collect_object.go b/pkg/yqlib/treeops/operator_collect_object.go
index e46971c..eea0db8 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/treeops/operator_collect_object.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/treeops/operator_collect_object.go
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ func collect(d *dataTreeNavigator, aggregate *list.List, remainingMatches *list.
 
 	candidate := remainingMatches.Remove(remainingMatches.Front()).(*CandidateNode)
 	splatted, err := Splat(d, nodeToMap(candidate))
+
+	for splatEl := splatted.Front(); splatEl != nil; splatEl = splatEl.Next() {
+		splatEl.Value.(*CandidateNode).Path = nil
+	}
+
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -44,10 +49,8 @@ func collect(d *dataTreeNavigator, aggregate *list.List, remainingMatches *list.
 			splatCandidate := splatEl.Value.(*CandidateNode)
 			newCandidate := aggCandidate.Copy()
 			newCandidate.Path = nil
-			splatCandidateClone := splatCandidate.Copy()
-			splatCandidateClone.Path = nil
 
-			newCandidate, err := multiply(d, newCandidate, splatCandidateClone)
+			newCandidate, err := multiply(d, newCandidate, splatCandidate)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/treeops/operator_collect_object_test.go b/pkg/yqlib/treeops/operator_collect_object_test.go
index bd90ac1..a573a05 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/treeops/operator_collect_object_test.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/treeops/operator_collect_object_test.go
@@ -9,15 +9,15 @@ var collectObjectOperatorScenarios = []expressionScenario{
 		document:   `{name: Mike, age: 32}`,
 		expression: `{.name: .age}`,
 		expected: []string{
-			"D0, P[0], (!!map)::Mike: 32\n",
+			"D0, P[], (!!map)::Mike: 32\n",
 		},
 	},
 	{
 		document:   `{name: Mike, pets: [cat, dog]}`,
 		expression: `{.name: .pets[]}`,
 		expected: []string{
-			"D0, P[0], (!!map)::Mike: cat\n",
-			"D0, P[1], (!!map)::Mike: dog\n",
+			"D0, P[], (!!map)::Mike: cat\n",
+			"D0, P[], (!!map)::Mike: dog\n",
 		},
 	},
 	{
@@ -36,6 +36,29 @@ var collectObjectOperatorScenarios = []expressionScenario{
 		expected: []string{
 			`D0, P[], (!!map)::a: Mike
 b: {cows: [apl, bba]}
+`,
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		document:   ``,
+		expression: `{"wrap": "frog"}`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (!!map)::wrap: frog\n",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		document:   `{name: Mike}`,
+		expression: `{"wrap": .}`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (!!map)::wrap: {name: Mike}\n",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		document:   `{name: Mike}`,
+		expression: `{"wrap": {"further": .}}`,
+		expected: []string{
+			`D0, P[], (!!map)::wrap:
+    further: {name: Mike}
 `,
 		},
 	},
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/treeops/operator_create_map.go b/pkg/yqlib/treeops/operator_create_map.go
index eaea672..5abfdbd 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/treeops/operator_create_map.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/treeops/operator_create_map.go
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ func CreateMapOperator(d *dataTreeNavigator, matchingNodes *list.List, pathNode
 	mapPairs, err := crossFunction(d, matchingNodes, pathNode,
 		func(d *dataTreeNavigator, lhs *CandidateNode, rhs *CandidateNode) (*CandidateNode, error) {
 			node := yaml.Node{Kind: yaml.MappingNode, Tag: "!!map"}
-			log.Debugf("LHS:", lhs.Node.Value)
-			log.Debugf("RHS:", rhs.Node.Value)
+			log.Debugf("LHS:", NodeToString(lhs))
+			log.Debugf("RHS:", NodeToString(rhs))
 			node.Content = []*yaml.Node{
-				lhs.Node,
-				rhs.Node,
+				UnwrapDoc(lhs.Node),
+				UnwrapDoc(rhs.Node),
 			}
 
 			return &CandidateNode{Node: &node, Document: document, Path: path}, nil
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/treeops/operator_create_map_test.go b/pkg/yqlib/treeops/operator_create_map_test.go
index 65839b5..dee6e36 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/treeops/operator_create_map_test.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/treeops/operator_create_map_test.go
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@ var createMapOperatorScenarios = []expressionScenario{
 			"D0, P[], (!!seq)::- b: {cows: [apl, bba]}\n",
 		},
 	},
+	{
+		document:   `{name: Mike}`,
+		expression: `"wrap": .`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (!!seq)::- wrap: {name: Mike}\n",
+		},
+	},
 }
 
 func TestCreateMapOperatorScenarios(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/treeops/operator_multilpy.go b/pkg/yqlib/treeops/operator_multilpy.go
index 6224e7c..1dd4217 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/treeops/operator_multilpy.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/treeops/operator_multilpy.go
@@ -53,25 +53,41 @@ func multiply(d *dataTreeNavigator, lhs *CandidateNode, rhs *CandidateNode) (*Ca
 
 	if lhs.Node.Kind == yaml.MappingNode && rhs.Node.Kind == yaml.MappingNode ||
 		(lhs.Node.Kind == yaml.SequenceNode && rhs.Node.Kind == yaml.SequenceNode) {
-		var results = list.New()
-		recursiveDecent(d, results, nodeToMap(rhs))
 
-		var pathIndexToStartFrom int = 0
-		if results.Front() != nil {
-			pathIndexToStartFrom = len(results.Front().Value.(*CandidateNode).Path)
+		var newBlank = &CandidateNode{
+			Path:     lhs.Path,
+			Document: lhs.Document,
+			Filename: lhs.Filename,
+			Node:     &yaml.Node{},
 		}
+		var newThing, err = mergeObjects(d, newBlank, lhs)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return mergeObjects(d, newThing, rhs)
 
-		for el := results.Front(); el != nil; el = el.Next() {
-			err := applyAssignment(d, pathIndexToStartFrom, lhs, el.Value.(*CandidateNode))
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
-		}
-		return lhs, nil
 	}
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("Cannot multiply %v with %v", NodeToString(lhs), NodeToString(rhs))
 }
 
+func mergeObjects(d *dataTreeNavigator, lhs *CandidateNode, rhs *CandidateNode) (*CandidateNode, error) {
+	var results = list.New()
+	recursiveDecent(d, results, nodeToMap(rhs))
+
+	var pathIndexToStartFrom int = 0
+	if results.Front() != nil {
+		pathIndexToStartFrom = len(results.Front().Value.(*CandidateNode).Path)
+	}
+
+	for el := results.Front(); el != nil; el = el.Next() {
+		err := applyAssignment(d, pathIndexToStartFrom, lhs, el.Value.(*CandidateNode))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+	return lhs, nil
+}
+
 func createTraversalTree(path []interface{}) *PathTreeNode {
 	if len(path) == 0 {
 		return &PathTreeNode{Operation: &Operation{OperationType: SelfReference}}
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/treeops/operator_multiply_test.go b/pkg/yqlib/treeops/operator_multiply_test.go
index b2cc2b4..dfad3b8 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/treeops/operator_multiply_test.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/treeops/operator_multiply_test.go
@@ -74,6 +74,13 @@ b:
 			"D0, P[], (!!map)::{a: [3, 4, 5], b: [3, 4, 5]}\n",
 		},
 	},
+	{
+		document:   `{a: cat}`,
+		expression: `. * {"a": {"c": .a}}`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (!!map)::{a: {c: cat}}\n",
+		},
+	},
 }
 
 func TestMultiplyOperatorScenarios(t *testing.T) {