diff --git a/nested_lookup/lookup_api.py b/nested_lookup/lookup_api.py
index 2fd561b..a089bac 100644
--- a/nested_lookup/lookup_api.py
+++ b/nested_lookup/lookup_api.py
@@ -95,17 +95,11 @@ def _nested_update(document, key, value, val_len, run=0):
                 document=list_items, key=key, value=value, val_len=val_len, run=run
             )
     elif isinstance(document, dict):
-        if document.get(key):
-            # check if a value with the coresponding index exists and
-            # use it otherwise recycle the intially given value
-            if run < val_len:
-                val = value[run]
-            else:
-                run = 0
-                val = value[run]
-            document[key] = val
-            run = run + 1
         for dict_key, dict_value in iteritems(document):
+            if dict_key == key:
+                document[key] = value[0]
+                if len(value) > 1:
+                    value.pop(0)
             _nested_update(
                 document=dict_value, key=key, value=value, val_len=val_len, run=run
             )
diff --git a/test_lookup_api.py b/test_lookup_api.py
index 09066e9..6a5cc87 100644
--- a/test_lookup_api.py
+++ b/test_lookup_api.py
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ class TestNestedUpdate(BaseLookUpApi):
         # if you need to adress a list of dicts, you have to
         # manually iterate over those and pass them to nested_update
         # one by one
-        self.assertNotEqual(updated_document[1]["salsa"][0]["burrito"]["taco"], 200)
+        self.assertEqual(updated_document[1]["salsa"][0]["burrito"]["taco"], 200)
 
     def test_nested_update_raise_error(self):
         doc = self.sample_data4
@@ -552,6 +552,18 @@ class TestNestedAlter(BaseLookUpApi):
         self.assertEqual(out[0]["taco"], 52)
         self.assertEqual(out[1]["salsa"][0]["burrito"]["taco"], 79)
 
+    def test_nested_alter_work_with_right_order(self):
+        document = {"taco": 42, "salsa": [{"burrito":{"key":20}}], "key":50}
+
+        def callback(data):
+            return data + 100
+
+        altered_document = nested_alter(document, "key", callback, in_place=True)
+        
+        self.assertEqual(altered_document["salsa"][0]["burrito"]["key"], 120)
+        self.assertEqual(altered_document["key"], 150)
+
+        
     def test_sample_data4(self):
 
         result = {