diff --git a/src/Drivers/Standard/ParamsValidator.php b/src/Drivers/Standard/ParamsValidator.php
index 766416d..66dac41 100644
--- a/src/Drivers/Standard/ParamsValidator.php
+++ b/src/Drivers/Standard/ParamsValidator.php
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Validator;
 use Orion\Exceptions\MaxNestedDepthExceededException;
-use Orion\Helpers\ArrayHelper;
 use Orion\Http\Requests\Request;
 use Orion\Http\Rules\WhitelistedField;
 use Orion\Http\Rules\WhitelistedQueryFields;
@@ -109,7 +108,7 @@ public function validateSearch(Request $request): void
 
     public function validateAggregators(Request $request): void
     {
-        $depth = $this->nestedFiltersDepth($request->input('aggregates', []), -1);
+        $depth = $this->nestedFiltersDepth($request->input('aggregates', []));
 
         Validator::make(
             $request->all(),
@@ -194,7 +193,7 @@ public function validateAggregators(Request $request): void
 
     public function validateIncludes(Request $request): void
     {
-        $depth = $this->nestedFiltersDepth($request->input('includes', []), -1);
+        $depth = $this->nestedFiltersDepth($request->input('includes', []));
 
         Validator::make(
             $request->all(),
@@ -223,15 +222,25 @@ public function validateIncludes(Request $request): void
     /**
      * @throws MaxNestedDepthExceededException
      */
-    protected function nestedFiltersDepth($array, $modifier = 0): int
+    protected function nestedFiltersDepth($array): int
     {
-        $depth = ArrayHelper::depth($array);
-        $configMaxNestedDepth = config('orion.search.max_nested_depth', 1);
+        $depth = 0;
+
+        foreach ($array as $filterDescriptor) {
+            if (!isset($filterDescriptor['nested'])) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            $currentFilterDescriptorDepth = 1 + $this->nestedFiltersDepth($filterDescriptor['nested']);
 
-        // Here we calculate the real nested filters depth
-        $depth = (int) floor($depth / 2);
+            if ($depth < $currentFilterDescriptorDepth) {
+                $depth = $currentFilterDescriptorDepth;
+            }
+        }
+
+        $configMaxNestedDepth = config('orion.search.max_nested_depth', 1);
 
-        if ($depth + $modifier > $configMaxNestedDepth) {
+        if ($depth > $configMaxNestedDepth) {
             throw new MaxNestedDepthExceededException(
                 422,
                 __('Max nested depth :depth is exceeded', ['depth' => $configMaxNestedDepth])
diff --git a/tests/Feature/StandardIndexNestedFilteringOperationsTest.php b/tests/Feature/StandardIndexNestedFilteringOperationsTest.php
index 945d5db..6f843b4 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/StandardIndexNestedFilteringOperationsTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/StandardIndexNestedFilteringOperationsTest.php
@@ -4,12 +4,8 @@
 
 namespace Orion\Tests\Feature;
 
-use Carbon\Carbon;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Gate;
-use Orion\Tests\Fixtures\App\Models\Company;
 use Orion\Tests\Fixtures\App\Models\Post;
-use Orion\Tests\Fixtures\App\Models\Team;
-use Orion\Tests\Fixtures\App\Models\User;
 use Orion\Tests\Fixtures\App\Policies\GreenPolicy;
 
 class StandardIndexNestedFilteringOperationsTest extends TestCase
@@ -26,11 +22,13 @@ public function getting_a_list_of_resources_nested_filtered_by_model_field_using
             '/api/posts/search',
             [
                 'filters' => [
-                    ['field' => 'title', 'operator' => 'in' ,'value' => ['match', 'not_match']],
-                    ['nested' => [
-                        ['field' => 'title', 'value' => 'match'],
-                        ['field' => 'title', 'operator' => '!=', 'value' => 'not match']
-                    ]],
+                    ['field' => 'title', 'operator' => 'in', 'value' => ['match', 'not_match']],
+                    [
+                        'nested' => [
+                            ['field' => 'title', 'value' => 'match'],
+                            ['field' => 'title', 'operator' => '!=', 'value' => 'not match'],
+                        ],
+                    ],
                 ],
             ]
         );
@@ -55,9 +53,12 @@ public function getting_a_list_of_resources_nested_filtered_by_model_field_using
             [
                 'filters' => [
                     ['field' => 'title', 'operator' => '=', 'value' => 'match'],
-                    ['type' => 'or', 'nested' => [
-                        ['field' => 'position', 'operator' => '=', 'value' => 3],
-                    ]],
+                    [
+                        'type' => 'or',
+                        'nested' => [
+                            ['field' => 'position', 'operator' => '=', 'value' => 3],
+                        ],
+                    ],
                 ],
             ]
         );
@@ -68,6 +69,36 @@ public function getting_a_list_of_resources_nested_filtered_by_model_field_using
         );
     }
 
+    /** @test */
+    public function getting_a_list_of_resources_nested_filtered_by_model_field_using_in_operator(): void
+    {
+        $matchingPost = factory(Post::class)->create(['title' => 'match'])->fresh();
+        factory(Post::class)->create(['title' => 'not match'])->fresh();
+
+        Gate::policy(Post::class, GreenPolicy::class);
+
+        $response = $this->post(
+            '/api/posts/search',
+            [
+                'filters' => [
+
+                    ['field' => 'title', 'operator' => '!=', 'value' => 'not match'],
+                    [
+                        'nested' => [
+                            ['field' => 'title', 'operator' => 'in', 'value' => ['match']],
+                            ['field' => 'title', 'operator' => '!=', 'value' => 'not match'],
+                        ],
+                    ],
+                ],
+            ]
+        );
+
+        $this->assertResourcesPaginated(
+            $response,
+            $this->makePaginator([$matchingPost], 'posts/search')
+        );
+    }
+
     /** @test */
     public function getting_a_list_of_resources_nested_filtered_by_model_field_using_not_equal_operator(): void
     {
@@ -80,9 +111,11 @@ public function getting_a_list_of_resources_nested_filtered_by_model_field_using
             '/api/posts/search',
             [
                 'filters' => [
-                    ['nested' => [
-                        ['field' => 'position', 'operator' => '!=', 'value' => 5]
-                    ]],
+                    [
+                        'nested' => [
+                            ['field' => 'position', 'operator' => '!=', 'value' => 5],
+                        ],
+                    ],
                 ],
             ]
         );
@@ -105,9 +138,11 @@ public function getting_a_list_of_resources_nested_filtered_by_not_whitelisted_f
             '/api/posts/search',
             [
                 'filters' => [
-                    ['nested' => [
-                        ['field' => 'body', 'operator' => '=', 'value' => 'match']
-                    ]],
+                    [
+                        'nested' => [
+                            ['field' => 'body', 'operator' => '=', 'value' => 'match'],
+                        ],
+                    ],
                 ],
             ]
         );