diff --git a/internal/cmd/generator/vm.go.tmpl b/internal/cmd/generator/vm.go.tmpl
index 2091ba1..242c3a4 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/generator/vm.go.tmpl
+++ b/internal/cmd/generator/vm.go.tmpl
@@ -484,7 +484,8 @@ func Run(ctx *encoder.RuntimeContext, b []byte, codeSet *encoder.OpcodeSet) ([]b
 			oldOffset := ptrOffset
 			ptrOffset += code.Jmp.CurLen * uintptrSize
 			oldBaseIndent := ctx.BaseIndent
-			ctx.BaseIndent += code.Indent - 1
+			indentDiffFromTop := c.Indent - 1
+			ctx.BaseIndent += code.Indent - indentDiffFromTop
 
 			newLen := offsetNum + code.Jmp.CurLen + code.Jmp.NextLen
 			if curlen < newLen {
diff --git a/internal/encoder/compiler.go b/internal/encoder/compiler.go
index 56a9604..30c927b 100644
--- a/internal/encoder/compiler.go
+++ b/internal/encoder/compiler.go
@@ -269,8 +269,8 @@ func linkRecursiveCode(c *Opcode) {
 			lastCode.Length = lastCode.Idx + 2*uintptrSize
 
 			// extend length to alloc slot for elemIdx + length
-			totalLength := uintptr(code.TotalLength() + 2)
-			nextTotalLength := uintptr(c.TotalLength() + 2)
+			totalLength := uintptr(code.TotalLength() + 3)
+			nextTotalLength := uintptr(c.TotalLength() + 3)
 
 			c.End.Next.Op = OpRecursiveEnd
 
diff --git a/internal/encoder/vm/vm.go b/internal/encoder/vm/vm.go
index 2091ba1..242c3a4 100644
--- a/internal/encoder/vm/vm.go
+++ b/internal/encoder/vm/vm.go
@@ -484,7 +484,8 @@ func Run(ctx *encoder.RuntimeContext, b []byte, codeSet *encoder.OpcodeSet) ([]b
 			oldOffset := ptrOffset
 			ptrOffset += code.Jmp.CurLen * uintptrSize
 			oldBaseIndent := ctx.BaseIndent
-			ctx.BaseIndent += code.Indent - 1
+			indentDiffFromTop := c.Indent - 1
+			ctx.BaseIndent += code.Indent - indentDiffFromTop
 
 			newLen := offsetNum + code.Jmp.CurLen + code.Jmp.NextLen
 			if curlen < newLen {
diff --git a/internal/encoder/vm_color/vm.go b/internal/encoder/vm_color/vm.go
index 0ac3179..0447c74 100644
--- a/internal/encoder/vm_color/vm.go
+++ b/internal/encoder/vm_color/vm.go
@@ -484,7 +484,8 @@ func Run(ctx *encoder.RuntimeContext, b []byte, codeSet *encoder.OpcodeSet) ([]b
 			oldOffset := ptrOffset
 			ptrOffset += code.Jmp.CurLen * uintptrSize
 			oldBaseIndent := ctx.BaseIndent
-			ctx.BaseIndent += code.Indent - 1
+			indentDiffFromTop := c.Indent - 1
+			ctx.BaseIndent += code.Indent - indentDiffFromTop
 
 			newLen := offsetNum + code.Jmp.CurLen + code.Jmp.NextLen
 			if curlen < newLen {
diff --git a/internal/encoder/vm_color_indent/vm.go b/internal/encoder/vm_color_indent/vm.go
index cd619ca..b142463 100644
--- a/internal/encoder/vm_color_indent/vm.go
+++ b/internal/encoder/vm_color_indent/vm.go
@@ -484,7 +484,8 @@ func Run(ctx *encoder.RuntimeContext, b []byte, codeSet *encoder.OpcodeSet) ([]b
 			oldOffset := ptrOffset
 			ptrOffset += code.Jmp.CurLen * uintptrSize
 			oldBaseIndent := ctx.BaseIndent
-			ctx.BaseIndent += code.Indent - 1
+			indentDiffFromTop := c.Indent - 1
+			ctx.BaseIndent += code.Indent - indentDiffFromTop
 
 			newLen := offsetNum + code.Jmp.CurLen + code.Jmp.NextLen
 			if curlen < newLen {
diff --git a/internal/encoder/vm_indent/vm.go b/internal/encoder/vm_indent/vm.go
index a4eb235..cbcf3d0 100644
--- a/internal/encoder/vm_indent/vm.go
+++ b/internal/encoder/vm_indent/vm.go
@@ -484,7 +484,8 @@ func Run(ctx *encoder.RuntimeContext, b []byte, codeSet *encoder.OpcodeSet) ([]b
 			oldOffset := ptrOffset
 			ptrOffset += code.Jmp.CurLen * uintptrSize
 			oldBaseIndent := ctx.BaseIndent
-			ctx.BaseIndent += code.Indent - 1
+			indentDiffFromTop := c.Indent - 1
+			ctx.BaseIndent += code.Indent - indentDiffFromTop
 
 			newLen := offsetNum + code.Jmp.CurLen + code.Jmp.NextLen
 			if curlen < newLen {