diff --git a/wally/pretty_yaml.py b/wally/pretty_yaml.py
index f078ff2..ff1f3bc 100644
--- a/wally/pretty_yaml.py
+++ b/wally/pretty_yaml.py
@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@
             key_str = dumps_simple(k) + ": "
             val_res = dumpv(v, tab_sz, width - tab_sz, min_width)
 
-            if len(val_res) == 1 and len(key_str + val_res[0]) < width:
+            if len(val_res) == 1 and \
+               len(key_str + val_res[0]) < width and \
+               not isinstance(v, dict):
                 res.append(key_str + val_res[0])
             else:
                 res.append(key_str)