diff --git a/result/overall.go b/result/overall.go
index 8f02c2c..357b10e 100644
--- a/result/overall.go
+++ b/result/overall.go
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ func (o *Overall) GetSummary() string {
 		)
 
 		for _, sc := range o.PartialResults {
-			switch sc.state {
+			switch sc.GetStatus() {
 			case check.Critical:
 				criticals++
 			case check.Warning:
diff --git a/result/overall_test.go b/result/overall_test.go
index 916003c..ad3a1fa 100644
--- a/result/overall_test.go
+++ b/result/overall_test.go
@@ -338,22 +338,19 @@ func TestOverall_withSubchecks_PartialResultStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	var overall Overall
 
 	subcheck := PartialResult{
-		stateSetExplicitely: true,
-		Output:              "Subcheck",
+		Output: "Subcheck",
 	}
 
 	subcheck.SetState(check.OK)
 
 	subsubcheck := PartialResult{
-		stateSetExplicitely: true,
-		Output:              "SubSubcheck",
+		Output: "SubSubcheck",
 	}
 
 	subsubcheck.SetState(check.Warning)
 
 	subsubsubcheck := PartialResult{
-		stateSetExplicitely: true,
-		Output:              "SubSubSubcheck",
+		Output: "SubSubSubcheck",
 	}
 
 	subsubsubcheck.SetState(check.Critical)
@@ -445,3 +442,29 @@ func TestDefaultStates3(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert.Equal(t, check.Warning, overall.GetStatus())
 }
+
+func TestOverallOutputWithMultiLayerPartials(t *testing.T) {
+	var overall Overall
+
+	subcheck1 := PartialResult{}
+	subcheck1.SetState(check.Warning)
+
+	subcheck2 := PartialResult{}
+
+	subcheck2_1 := PartialResult{}
+	subcheck2_1.SetState(check.OK)
+
+	subcheck2_2 := PartialResult{}
+	subcheck2_2.SetState(check.Critical)
+
+	subcheck2.AddSubcheck(subcheck2_1)
+	subcheck2.AddSubcheck(subcheck2_2)
+
+	overall.AddSubcheck(subcheck1)
+	overall.AddSubcheck(subcheck2)
+
+	resultString := "states: critical=1 warning=1\n\\_ [WARNING] \n\\_ [CRITICAL] \n    \\_ [OK] \n    \\_ [CRITICAL] \n"
+
+	assert.Equal(t, resultString, overall.GetOutput())
+	assert.Equal(t, check.Critical, overall.GetStatus())
+}