diff --git a/dcargs/_calling.py b/dcargs/_calling.py
index d81f8e0f..49e96741 100644
--- a/dcargs/_calling.py
+++ b/dcargs/_calling.py
@@ -115,15 +115,16 @@ def get_value_from_arg(prefixed_field_name: str) -> Any:
         else:
             # Unions over dataclasses (subparsers). This is the only other option.
             assert len(parser_definition.subparsers_from_name) > 0
-            assert field.name in parser_definition.subparsers_from_name
+            assert prefixed_field_name in parser_definition.subparsers_from_name
 
-            subparser_def = parser_definition.subparsers_from_name[field.name]
+            subparser_def = parser_definition.subparsers_from_name[prefixed_field_name]
 
             subparser_dest = _strings.make_subparser_dest(name=prefixed_field_name)
             consumed_keywords.add(subparser_dest)
             if subparser_dest in value_from_prefixed_field_name:
                 subparser_name = get_value_from_arg(subparser_dest)
             else:
+                assert subparser_def.default_instance not in _fields.MISSING_SINGLETONS
                 default_instance = subparser_def.default_instance
                 # assert default_instance is not None
                 subparser_name = None
diff --git a/dcargs/_parsers.py b/dcargs/_parsers.py
index 014e1d33..5f430595 100644
--- a/dcargs/_parsers.py
+++ b/dcargs/_parsers.py
@@ -103,15 +103,13 @@ def from_callable(
                     not avoid_subparsers
                     # Required subparsers => must create a subparser.
                     or subparsers_attempt.required
-                    # If the output can be None, the only way to specify whether this is
-                    # or isn't None is with a subparser.
-                    or subparsers_attempt.can_be_none
                 ):
-                    subparsers_from_name[subparsers_attempt.name] = subparsers_attempt
+                    subparsers_from_name[
+                        _strings.make_field_name([prefix, subparsers_attempt.name])
+                    ] = subparsers_attempt
                     continue
                 else:
                     field = dataclasses.replace(field, typ=type(field.default))
-                    assert _fields.is_nested_type(field.typ, field.default)
 
             # (2) Handle nested callables.
             if _fields.is_nested_type(field.typ, field.default):
@@ -129,6 +127,10 @@ def from_callable(
                 )
                 args.extend(nested_parser.args)
 
+                # Include nested subparsers.
+                subparsers_from_name.update(nested_parser.subparsers_from_name)
+
+                # Include nested strings.
                 for k, v in nested_parser.helptext_from_nested_class_field_name.items():
                     helptext_from_nested_class_field_name[
                         _strings.make_field_name([field.name, k])
@@ -355,12 +357,7 @@ def apply(
         for p in prev_subparser_tree_nodes:
             # Add subparsers to every node in previous level of the tree.
             argparse_subparsers = p.add_subparsers(
-                dest=_strings.make_field_name(
-                    [
-                        parent_parser.prefix,
-                        _strings.make_subparser_dest(name=self.name),
-                    ]
-                ),
+                dest=_strings.make_subparser_dest(self.prefix),
                 description=self.description,
                 required=self.required,
                 title=termcolor.colored(title, attrs=["bold"]),
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 570b9198..dbb57d57 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "dcargs"
-version = "0.2.1"
+version = "0.2.2"
 description = "Strongly typed, zero-effort CLI interfaces"
 authors = ["brentyi <brentyi@berkeley.edu>"]
 include = ["./dcargs/**/*"]
diff --git a/tests/test_nested.py b/tests/test_nested.py
index 08d8265b..6663de44 100644
--- a/tests/test_nested.py
+++ b/tests/test_nested.py
@@ -697,3 +697,34 @@ class ChildClass(UnrelatedParentClass, ActualParentClass[int]):
     assert dcargs.cli(
         ChildClass, args=["--x", "1", "--y", "2", "--z", "3"]
     ) == ChildClass(x=1, y=2, z=3)
+
+
+def test_subparser_in_nested():
+    @dataclasses.dataclass
+    class A:
+        a: int
+
+    @dataclasses.dataclass
+    class B:
+        b: int
+
+    @dataclasses.dataclass
+    class Nested2:
+        subcommand: Union[A, B]
+
+    @dataclasses.dataclass
+    class Nested1:
+        nested2: Nested2
+
+    @dataclasses.dataclass
+    class Parent:
+        nested1: Nested1
+
+    assert dcargs.cli(
+        Parent,
+        args="nested1.nested2.subcommand:a --nested1.nested2.subcommand.a 3".split(" "),
+    ) == Parent(Nested1(Nested2(A(3))))
+    assert dcargs.cli(
+        Parent,
+        args="nested1.nested2.subcommand:b --nested1.nested2.subcommand.b 7".split(" "),
+    ) == Parent(Nested1(Nested2(B(7))))