diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index 7526e343..9365480a 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -81,9 +81,13 @@ export function recursiveFieldMaskSearch(data: Record<string, any>): string[] {
     const fieldKey = toSnakeCase(key);
     const value = data[key];
     if (typeof value === "object" && !Array.isArray(value) && value !== null) {
-      const children = recursiveFieldMaskSearch(value);
-      for (const child of children) {
-        paths.push(`${fieldKey}.${child}`);
+      if (Object.keys(value).length === 0) {
+        paths.push(fieldKey);
+      } else {
+        const children = recursiveFieldMaskSearch(value);
+        for (const child of children) {
+          paths.push(`${fieldKey}.${child}`);
+        }
       }
       continue;
     }