diff --git a/parser/context.go b/parser/context.go
index 42cc4f8f..78dc7538 100644
--- a/parser/context.go
+++ b/parser/context.go
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ import (
 
 // context context at parsing
 type context struct {
-	parent *context
-	idx    int
-	size   int
-	tokens token.Tokens
-	path   string
+	parent    *context
+	idx       int
+	size      int
+	tokens    token.Tokens
+	path      string
+	pathStack []string
 }
 
 var pathSpecialChars = []string{
@@ -37,26 +38,32 @@ func normalizePath(path string) string {
 }
 
 func (c *context) withChild(path string) *context {
-	ctx := c.copy()
+	// store current path in the stack for later retrieval
+	c.pathStack = append(c.pathStack, c.path)
+	c.path = c.createPathForChild(path)
+	return c
+}
+
+func (c *context) createPathForChild(path string) string {
 	path = normalizePath(path)
-	ctx.path += fmt.Sprintf(".%s", path)
-	return ctx
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", c.path, path)
 }
 
 func (c *context) withIndex(idx uint) *context {
-	ctx := c.copy()
-	ctx.path += fmt.Sprintf("[%d]", idx)
-	return ctx
+	// store current path in the stack for later retrieval
+	c.pathStack = append(c.pathStack, c.path)
+	c.path = c.createPathForIndex(idx)
+	return c
 }
 
-func (c *context) copy() *context {
-	return &context{
-		parent: c,
-		idx:    c.idx,
-		size:   c.size,
-		tokens: append(token.Tokens{}, c.tokens...),
-		path:   c.path,
-	}
+func (c *context) createPathForIndex(idx uint) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s[%d]", c.path, idx)
+}
+
+func (c *context) popPath() {
+	// restore previous path from top element in stack and remove it from stack
+	c.path = c.pathStack[len(c.pathStack)-1]
+	c.pathStack = c.pathStack[:len(c.pathStack)-1]
 }
 
 func (c *context) next() bool {
@@ -184,9 +191,10 @@ func newContext(tokens token.Tokens, mode Mode) *context {
 		}
 	}
 	return &context{
-		idx:    0,
-		size:   len(filteredTokens),
-		tokens: token.Tokens(filteredTokens),
-		path:   "$",
+		idx:       0,
+		size:      len(filteredTokens),
+		tokens:    token.Tokens(filteredTokens),
+		path:      "$",
+		pathStack: []string{},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/parser/parser.go b/parser/parser.go
index 2bec5fea..c3f30878 100644
--- a/parser/parser.go
+++ b/parser/parser.go
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ func (p *parser) parseSequence(ctx *context) (*ast.SequenceNode, error) {
 		}
 
 		value, err := p.parseToken(ctx.withIndex(uint(len(node.Values))), tk)
+		ctx.popPath()
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse sequence value in flow sequence node")
 		}
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ func (p *parser) createMapValueNode(ctx *context, key ast.MapKeyNode, colonToken
 	if tk.Type == token.CommentType {
 		comment = p.parseCommentOnly(ctx)
 		if comment != nil {
-			comment.SetPath(ctx.withChild(key.GetToken().Value).path)
+			comment.SetPath(ctx.createPathForChild(key.GetToken().Value))
 		}
 		tk = ctx.currentToken()
 	}
@@ -236,7 +237,7 @@ func (p *parser) parseMappingValue(ctx *context) (ast.Node, error) {
 		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse map key")
 	}
 	keyText := key.GetToken().Value
-	key.SetPath(ctx.withChild(keyText).path)
+	key.SetPath(ctx.createPathForChild(keyText))
 	if err := p.validateMapKey(key.GetToken()); err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "validate mapping key error")
 	}
@@ -246,7 +247,9 @@ func (p *parser) parseMappingValue(ctx *context) (ast.Node, error) {
 		return nil, errors.ErrSyntax("unexpected map", key.GetToken())
 	}
 	ctx.progress(1) // progress to value token
-	if err := p.setSameLineCommentIfExists(ctx.withChild(keyText), key); err != nil {
+	err = p.setSameLineCommentIfExists(ctx.withChild(keyText), key)
+	ctx.popPath()
+	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to set same line comment to node")
 	}
 	if key.GetComment() != nil {
@@ -256,6 +259,7 @@ func (p *parser) parseMappingValue(ctx *context) (ast.Node, error) {
 	}
 
 	value, err := p.parseMapValue(ctx.withChild(keyText), key, tk)
+	ctx.popPath()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse map value")
 	}
@@ -264,9 +268,9 @@ func (p *parser) parseMappingValue(ctx *context) (ast.Node, error) {
 	}
 
 	mvnode := ast.MappingValue(tk, key, value)
-	mvnode.SetPath(ctx.withChild(keyText).path)
+	mvnode.SetPath(ctx.createPathForChild(keyText))
 	node := ast.Mapping(tk, false, mvnode)
-	node.SetPath(ctx.withChild(keyText).path)
+	node.SetPath(ctx.createPathForChild(keyText))
 
 	ntk := ctx.nextNotCommentToken()
 	antk := ctx.afterNextNotCommentToken()
@@ -339,11 +343,12 @@ func (p *parser) parseSequenceEntry(ctx *context) (*ast.SequenceNode, error) {
 			}
 		}
 		value, err := p.parseToken(ctx.withIndex(uint(len(sequenceNode.Values))), ctx.currentToken())
+		ctx.popPath()
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse sequence")
 		}
 		if comment != nil {
-			comment.SetPath(ctx.withIndex(uint(len(sequenceNode.Values))).path)
+			comment.SetPath(ctx.createPathForIndex(uint(len(sequenceNode.Values))))
 			sequenceNode.ValueHeadComments = append(sequenceNode.ValueHeadComments, comment)
 		} else {
 			sequenceNode.ValueHeadComments = append(sequenceNode.ValueHeadComments, nil)
@@ -621,6 +626,7 @@ func (p *parser) parseMappingKey(ctx *context) (*ast.MappingKeyNode, error) {
 	node.SetPath(ctx.path)
 	ctx.progress(1) // skip mapping key token
 	value, err := p.parseToken(ctx.withChild(keyTk.Value), ctx.currentToken())
+	ctx.popPath()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse map key")
 	}