diff --git a/etc/environment.yml b/etc/environment.yml
index 13597bb10d..9e1fc34b8a 100644
--- a/etc/environment.yml
+++ b/etc/environment.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ dependencies:
   - pytest-dotenv
   - pytest-xdist
   - pyzmq>=25.1.2
-  - syrupy
+  - syrupy<5.0.0
   - virtualenv
 
   # optional
diff --git a/flopy/mf6/utils/codegen/filters.py b/flopy/mf6/utils/codegen/filters.py
index a2731c30d4..037a9d9f67 100644
--- a/flopy/mf6/utils/codegen/filters.py
+++ b/flopy/mf6/utils/codegen/filters.py
@@ -205,12 +205,12 @@ def type(var: dict) -> str:
 
 def children(var: dict) -> Optional[dict]:
     _type = var["type"]
-    items = var.get("items", None)  # TODO: fix to use "item" or "items"
+    item = var.get("item", None)
     fields = var.get("fields", None)
     choices = var.get("choices", None)
-    if items:
+    if item:
         assert _type == "recarray"
-        return items
+        return {item["name"]: item}
     if fields:
         assert _type == "record"
         return fields
diff --git a/flopy/mf6/utils/codegen/templates/macros.jinja b/flopy/mf6/utils/codegen/templates/macros.jinja
index 29c8a17248..4468761538 100644
--- a/flopy/mf6/utils/codegen/templates/macros.jinja
+++ b/flopy/mf6/utils/codegen/templates/macros.jinja
@@ -16,9 +16,12 @@
 {{ v.description|clean|math|wordwrap|indent(loop.depth * 4, first=true) }}
 {% endif %}
 {% if recurse and children is not none %}
-{% if v.type == "list" and children|length == 1 and (children.values()|first).type in ["record", "union"] %}
+{% if v.type == "recarray" and children|length == 1 and (children.values()|first).name == v.name and (children.values()|first).type in ["record", "keystring"] %}
+{# For recarray with single record item of same name, show the record's fields directly #}
 {% set grandchildren = (children.values()|first)|children %}
+{% if grandchildren %}
 {{ loop(grandchildren.values())|indent(loop.depth * 4, first=true) }}
+{% endif %}
 {% else %}
 {{ loop(children.values())|indent(loop.depth * 4, first=true) }}
 {% endif %}
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index bf6b704a0b..be5c8da9ab 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ test = [
     "pytest-dotenv",
     "pytest-xdist",
     "pyzmq >=25.1.2",
-    "syrupy",
+    "syrupy <5.0.0",
     "tomli",
     "tomli-w",
     "virtualenv"