diff --git a/src/traverse.js b/src/traverse.js
index bc9d2a8..b8d220d 100644
--- a/src/traverse.js
+++ b/src/traverse.js
@@ -112,14 +112,19 @@ export function traverse(schema, options, spec, context) {
       writeOnly: schema.writeOnly
     }, schema.oneOf[0]);
 
-    return (
-      tryInferExample(schema) || traverse(firstOneOf, options, spec, context)
-    );
+    return traverseOneOrAnyOf(schema, firstOneOf)
   }
 
   if (schema.anyOf && schema.anyOf.length) {
     popSchemaStack(seenSchemasStack, context);
-    return tryInferExample(schema) || traverse(schema.anyOf[0], options, spec, context);
+
+    // Make sure to pass down readOnly and writeOnly annotations from the parent
+    const firstAnyOf = Object.assign({
+      readOnly: schema.readOnly,
+      writeOnly: schema.writeOnly
+    }, schema.anyOf[0]);
+
+    return traverseOneOrAnyOf(schema, firstAnyOf)
   }
 
   if (schema.if && schema.then) {
@@ -151,4 +156,21 @@ export function traverse(schema, options, spec, context) {
     writeOnly: schema.writeOnly,
     type: type
   };
+
+  function traverseOneOrAnyOf(schema, selectedSubSchema) {
+    const inferred = tryInferExample(schema);
+    if (inferred !== undefined) {
+      return inferred;
+    }
+
+    const localExample = traverse({...schema, oneOf: undefined, anyOf: undefined }, options, spec, context);
+    const subSchemaExample = traverse(selectedSubSchema, options, spec, context);
+
+    if (typeof localExample.value === 'object' && typeof subSchemaExample.value === 'object') {
+      const mergedExample = mergeDeep(localExample.value, subSchemaExample.value);
+      return {...subSchemaExample, value: mergedExample };
+    }
+
+    return subSchemaExample;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/utils.js b/src/utils.js
index 9a68fc7..04f90aa 100644
--- a/src/utils.js
+++ b/src/utils.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export function mergeDeep(...objects) {
   const isObject = obj => obj && typeof obj === 'object';
 
   return objects.reduce((prev, obj) => {
-    Object.keys(obj).forEach(key => {
+    Object.keys(obj || {}).forEach(key => {
       const pVal = prev[key];
       const oVal = obj[key];
 
diff --git a/test/integration.spec.js b/test/integration.spec.js
index 3a3b94d..a87febd 100644
--- a/test/integration.spec.js
+++ b/test/integration.spec.js
@@ -522,6 +522,40 @@ describe('Integration', function() {
         expected = 0;
         expect(result).to.equal(expected);
       });
+
+      it('should work with nested circular oneOf', function () {
+        result = OpenAPISampler.sample({ $ref: '#/definitions/A' }, {}, {
+          definitions: {
+            A: {
+              properties: {
+                a: { type: 'string' }
+              },
+              oneOf: [
+                { $ref: '#/definitions/A' }
+              ]
+            }
+          }
+        });
+        expected = { a: 'string' }
+        expect(result).to.deep.equal(expected);
+      });
+
+      it('should work with nested circular anyOf', function () {
+        result = OpenAPISampler.sample({ $ref: '#/definitions/A' }, {}, {
+          definitions: {
+            A: {
+              properties: {
+                a: { type: 'string' }
+              },
+              anyOf: [
+                { $ref: '#/definitions/A' }
+              ]
+            }
+          }
+        });
+        expected = { a: 'string' }
+        expect(result).to.deep.equal(expected);
+      });
     });
 
     describe('inferring type from root schema', function() {