diff --git a/src/Confix.Tool/src/Confix.Tool/Entities/Project/DefaultValueVisitor.cs b/src/Confix.Tool/src/Confix.Tool/Entities/Project/DefaultValueVisitor.cs
index 19784bb1..25b4566a 100644
--- a/src/Confix.Tool/src/Confix.Tool/Entities/Project/DefaultValueVisitor.cs
+++ b/src/Confix.Tool/src/Confix.Tool/Entities/Project/DefaultValueVisitor.cs
@@ -42,12 +42,16 @@ protected override JsonNode Rewrite(JsonObject obj, DefaultValueVisitorContext c
                 continue;
             }
 
+            var possiblePropertySchemas = propertySchema
+                .GetPossibleSchemas(context.ReferenceResolver)
+                .ToArray();
+
             context.Schemas.Push(propertySchema);
 
             // when the field is null and we have a default value, set it
             if (!obj.ContainsKey(field))
             {
-                if (propertySchema.GetDefault() is { } defaultValue)
+                if (possiblePropertySchemas.GetDefaultValue() is { } defaultValue)
                 {
                     obj[field] = defaultValue;
                 }
@@ -55,8 +59,7 @@ protected override JsonNode Rewrite(JsonObject obj, DefaultValueVisitorContext c
                 {
                     obj[field] = propertySchema.IsArray()
                         ? new JsonArray()
-                        : propertySchema
-                            .GetPossibleSchemas(context.ReferenceResolver)
+                        : possiblePropertySchemas
                             .Where(x => x.GetProperties() is { Count: > 0 })
                             .SingleOrNone() is not null
                             ? new JsonObject()
@@ -67,8 +70,7 @@ protected override JsonNode Rewrite(JsonObject obj, DefaultValueVisitorContext c
             // when the field is null and we have a required field, initialize it
             if (obj.ContainsKey(field) && obj[field] is null)
             {
-                var hasSchemaOrDefaults = propertySchema
-                    .GetPossibleSchemas(context.ReferenceResolver)
+                var hasSchemaOrDefaults = possiblePropertySchemas
                     .Where(x => x.GetRequired() is { Count: > 0 })
                     .SingleOrNone() is not null;
 
@@ -163,6 +165,12 @@ public static IEnumerable<JsonSchema> GetPossibleSchemas(
         }
     }
 
+    public static JsonNode? GetDefaultValue(this IEnumerable<JsonSchema> schemas)
+        => schemas
+            .Select(x => x.GetDefault())
+            .OfType<JsonNode>()
+            .SingleOrNone();
+
     public static JsonObject AddRequiredFields(this JsonObject value, JsonSchema schema)
     {
         var properties = schema.GetProperties() ?? ImmutableDictionary<string, JsonSchema>.Empty;
diff --git a/src/Confix.Tool/test/Confix.Tool.Tests/ProjectComposerTests.cs b/src/Confix.Tool/test/Confix.Tool.Tests/DefaultValueVisitorTests.cs
similarity index 93%
rename from src/Confix.Tool/test/Confix.Tool.Tests/ProjectComposerTests.cs
rename to src/Confix.Tool/test/Confix.Tool.Tests/DefaultValueVisitorTests.cs
index 7788f80d..69d13461 100644
--- a/src/Confix.Tool/test/Confix.Tool.Tests/ProjectComposerTests.cs
+++ b/src/Confix.Tool/test/Confix.Tool.Tests/DefaultValueVisitorTests.cs
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ type Nested {
         var result = DefaultValueVisitor.ApplyDefaults(schema, value!);
 
         // assert
-            result.MatchInline("""
+        result.MatchInline("""
             {
               "nested": "should-still-exists"
             }
@@ -868,6 +868,62 @@ type Deeper {
         Match(result);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public void Should_InitializeComplexObjectArrays_When_InComponent()
+    {
+        // arrange
+
+        var jsonSchema = Create(
+            new Definition("HealthChecks",
+                """
+                type Configuration {
+                  Endpoints: [Endpoint!]! @defaultValue(value: [
+                    {
+                      Path: "/_health/live",
+                      TagsPredicate: [
+                        "liveness"
+                      ]
+                    },
+                    {
+                      Path: "/_health/ready",
+                      TagsPredicate: [
+                        "readyness"
+                      ]
+                    }
+                  ])
+                }
+
+                type Endpoint {
+                  Path: String!
+                  TagsPredicate: [String]!
+                }
+                """));
+        // act
+        var result = DefaultValueVisitor.ApplyDefaults(jsonSchema, JsonNode.Parse("{}")!);
+
+        // assert
+        result.MatchInline("""
+            {
+              "HealthChecks": {
+                "Endpoints": [
+                  {
+                    "Path": "/_health/live",
+                    "TagsPredicate": [
+                      "liveness"
+                    ]
+                  },
+                  {
+                    "Path": "/_health/ready",
+                    "TagsPredicate": [
+                      "readyness"
+                    ]
+                  }
+                ]
+              }
+            }
+            """);
+    }
+
     private static void Match(JsonNode result)
     {
         result.ToJsonString(new JsonSerializerOptions { WriteIndented = true }).MatchSnapshot();