diff --git a/schemasheets/schemamaker.py b/schemasheets/schemamaker.py
index 1e0789d..7ca4d21 100644
--- a/schemasheets/schemamaker.py
+++ b/schemasheets/schemamaker.py
@@ -73,7 +73,11 @@ def set_attr_via_path_accessor(obj: Union[dict, YAMLRoot], path: Union[str, List
     tok = toks[0]
     toks = toks[1:]
     logging.debug(f"[{depth}] Setting attr {tok} / {toks} in {obj} to {value}")
-    if isinstance(obj, dict):
+    if isinstance(obj, list):
+        new_dict = {}
+        set_attr_via_path_accessor(new_dict, path, value, depth=depth)
+        obj.append(new_dict)
+    elif isinstance(obj, dict):
         if not toks:
             obj[tok] = value
         else:
@@ -286,14 +290,16 @@ def add_row(self, row: Dict[str, Any], table_config: TableConfig):
                                 raise ValueError(f'Cannot reset value for {k}, was {curr_val}, now {v}')
                             if cc.settings.inner_key:
                                 obj_to_set = getattr(actual_element, cc.maps_to)
-                                if isinstance(getattr(actual_element, cc.maps_to), list):
+                                if isinstance(obj_to_set, list):
                                     if '|' in v:
                                         vs = v.split('|')
                                     else:
                                         vs = [v]
+                                    # not sure if this is a valid scenario, but raising error in case it is
+                                    if obj_to_set:
+                                        raise Exception(f'The case when list has multiple element set by inner_key is not implemented yet')
                                     for v1 in vs:
                                         set_attr_via_path_accessor(obj_to_set, cc.settings.inner_key, v1)
-                                    # setattr(actual_element, cc.maps_to, [{cc.settings.inner_key: v} for v in vs])
                                 else:
                                     set_attr_via_path_accessor(obj_to_set, cc.settings.inner_key, v)
                                     # getattr(actual_element, cc.maps_to)[cc.settings.inner_key] = v
diff --git a/tests/input/personinfo_anyof.tsv b/tests/input/personinfo_anyof.tsv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cce7c97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/input/personinfo_anyof.tsv
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+record	field	key	range	any_of_range	desc
+> class	slot	identifier	range	any_of	description
+>				inner_key: range
+	id	yes	string		any identifier
+	description	no	string		a textual description
+Person		n/a	n/a		a person,living or dead
+Person	id	yes	string		identifier for a person
+Person|Organization	name	no	string		full name
+Person	age	no		decimal|integer	age in years
diff --git a/tests/test_schemamaker.py b/tests/test_schemamaker.py
index 7c20c21..2ef4d93 100644
--- a/tests/test_schemamaker.py
+++ b/tests/test_schemamaker.py
@@ -282,3 +282,17 @@ def test_load_table_config():
     assert 'wikidata:Q215627' in person_cls.exact_mappings
     assert 'sdo:Person' in person_cls.exact_mappings
 
+
+def test_classes_slots_anyof():
+    """testing any_of in the slots"""
+    sm = SchemaMaker()
+    schema = sm.create_schema(os.path.join(INPUT_DIR, 'personinfo_anyof.tsv'))
+    logging.info(f'SCHEMA={schema}')
+    logging.info(f'SCHEMA.cl={schema.classes}')
+    logging.info(f'SCHEMA.sl={schema.slots}')
+    yaml_dumper.dump(schema, to_file=os.path.join(OUTPUT_DIR, 'personinfo.yaml'))
+    yaml = yaml_dumper.dumps(schema)
+    logging.info(yaml)
+    person_cls = schema.classes['Person']
+    assert person_cls.slot_usage["age"].any_of[0].range == "decimal"
+    assert person_cls.slot_usage["age"].any_of[1].range == "integer"