diff --git a/default-recommendations/require-and-provide-suggestions-test.rkt b/default-recommendations/require-and-provide-suggestions-test.rkt
index 703f3ef0..ae5fdcc1 100644
--- a/default-recommendations/require-and-provide-suggestions-test.rkt
+++ b/default-recommendations/require-and-provide-suggestions-test.rkt
@@ -134,9 +134,17 @@ test: "require tidying of only non-phase spec forms should do nothing"
 ----------------------------------------
 
 
-test: "require tidying shouldn't trigger when require transformers are imported and used"
+test: "require tidying shouldn't trigger when transformers are imported and used"
 ----------------------------------------
 (require racket/require
          (multi-in racket (list set dict))
          racket/hash)
 ----------------------------------------
+
+
+test: "require tidying shouldn't trigger when transformers are imported and used in nested specs"
+----------------------------------------
+(require racket/require
+         (prefix-in racket: (multi-in racket (list set dict)))
+         racket/hash)
+----------------------------------------
diff --git a/default-recommendations/require-and-provide-suggestions.rkt b/default-recommendations/require-and-provide-suggestions.rkt
index 0584b7e9..796ff3ee 100644
--- a/default-recommendations/require-and-provide-suggestions.rkt
+++ b/default-recommendations/require-and-provide-suggestions.rkt
@@ -91,35 +91,21 @@
               except-in
               prefix-in
               rename-in
-              combine-in
-              relative-in
-              only-meta-in
-              only-space-in
               for-syntax
               for-template
               for-label
               for-meta)
-  (pattern mod:collection-module-path #:attr parsed (parsed-simple-import 0 'plain 'collection #'mod))
-  (pattern mod:file-module-path #:attr parsed (parsed-simple-import 0 'plain 'file #'mod))
-  (pattern ((~or only-in
-                 except-in
-                 prefix-in
-                 rename-in
-                 combine-in
-                 relative-in
-                 only-meta-in
-                 only-space-in)
-            subspec ...)
+
+  (pattern :simple-module-import-spec)
+  
+  (pattern (~or (only-in _:simple-module-import-spec _ ...)
+                (except-in _:simple-module-import-spec _ ...)
+                (prefix-in _ _:simple-module-import-spec)
+                (rename-in _:simple-module-import-spec _ ...))
+    #:cut
     #:attr parsed (parsed-simple-import 0 'plain 'other-known this-syntax))
+  
   (pattern ((~and form
-                  (~not only-in)
-                  (~not except-in)
-                  (~not prefix-in)
-                  (~not rename-in)
-                  (~not combine-in)
-                  (~not relative-in)
-                  (~not only-meta-in)
-                  (~not only-space-in)
                   (~not for-syntax)
                   (~not for-template)
                   (~not for-label)
@@ -128,6 +114,12 @@
     #:attr parsed (parsed-simple-import 0 'plain 'other-unknown this-syntax)))
 
 
+(define-syntax-class simple-module-import-spec
+  #:attributes (parsed)
+  (pattern mod:collection-module-path #:attr parsed (parsed-simple-import 0 'plain 'collection #'mod))
+  (pattern mod:file-module-path #:attr parsed (parsed-simple-import 0 'plain 'file #'mod)))
+
+
 (define-syntax-class collection-module-path
   (pattern :id))