diff --git a/src/object-helpers.ts b/src/object-helpers.ts
index d6b6f13..586fabd 100644
--- a/src/object-helpers.ts
+++ b/src/object-helpers.ts
@@ -4,43 +4,104 @@ const isObject = (value: any) =>
   Object.prototype.toString.call(value) === "[object Object]";
 
 function findPaginatedResourcePath(responseData: any): string[] {
-  const paginatedResourcePath = deepFindPathToProperty(
+  const paginatedResourcePath: string[] | null = deepFindPathToProperty(
     responseData,
     "pageInfo",
   );
-  if (paginatedResourcePath.length === 0) {
+  if (paginatedResourcePath === null) {
     throw new MissingPageInfo(responseData);
   }
   return paginatedResourcePath;
 }
 
-const deepFindPathToProperty = (
-  object: any,
-  searchProp: string,
-  path: string[] = [],
-): string[] => {
-  for (const key of Object.keys(object)) {
-    const currentPath = [...path, key];
-    const currentValue = object[key];
-
-    if (currentValue.hasOwnProperty(searchProp)) {
-      return currentPath;
-    }
+type TreeNode = [key: string, value: any, depth: number];
 
-    if (isObject(currentValue)) {
-      const result = deepFindPathToProperty(
-        currentValue,
-        searchProp,
-        currentPath,
-      );
-      if (result.length > 0) {
-        return result;
+function getDirectPropertyPath(preOrderTraversalPropertyPath: TreeNode[]) {
+  const terminalNodeDepth: number =
+    preOrderTraversalPropertyPath[preOrderTraversalPropertyPath.length - 1][2];
+
+  const alreadyConsideredDepth: { [key: string]: boolean } = {};
+  const directPropertyPath: TreeNode[] = preOrderTraversalPropertyPath
+    .reverse()
+    .filter((node: TreeNode) => {
+      const nodeDepth: number = node[2];
+
+      if (nodeDepth >= terminalNodeDepth || alreadyConsideredDepth[nodeDepth]) {
+        return false;
       }
+
+      alreadyConsideredDepth[nodeDepth] = true;
+      return true;
+    })
+    .reverse();
+
+  return directPropertyPath;
+}
+
+function makeTreeNodeChildrenFromData(
+  data: any,
+  depth: number,
+  searchProperty: string,
+): TreeNode[] {
+  return isObject(data)
+    ? Object.keys(data)
+        .reverse()
+        .sort((a, b) => {
+          if (searchProperty === a) {
+            return 1;
+          }
+
+          if (searchProperty === b) {
+            return -1;
+          }
+
+          return 0;
+        })
+        .map((key) => [key, data[key], depth])
+    : [];
+}
+
+function findPathToObjectContainingProperty(
+  data: any,
+  searchProperty: string,
+): string[] | null {
+  const preOrderTraversalPropertyPath: TreeNode[] = [];
+  const stack: TreeNode[] = makeTreeNodeChildrenFromData(
+    data,
+    1,
+    searchProperty,
+  );
+
+  while (stack.length > 0) {
+    const node: TreeNode = stack.pop()!;
+
+    preOrderTraversalPropertyPath.push(node);
+
+    if (searchProperty === node[0]) {
+      const directPropertyPath: TreeNode[] = getDirectPropertyPath(
+        preOrderTraversalPropertyPath,
+      );
+      return directPropertyPath.map((node: TreeNode) => node[0]);
     }
+
+    const depth: number = node[2] + 1;
+    const edges: TreeNode[] = makeTreeNodeChildrenFromData(
+      node[1],
+      depth,
+      searchProperty,
+    );
+    stack.push(...edges);
   }
 
-  return [];
-};
+  return null;
+}
+
+function deepFindPathToProperty(
+  object: any,
+  searchProp: string,
+): string[] | null {
+  return findPathToObjectContainingProperty(object, searchProp);
+}
 
 /**
  * The interfaces of the "get" and "set" functions are equal to those of lodash:
diff --git a/test/object-helpers.test.ts b/test/object-helpers.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08e2c0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/object-helpers.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import { findPaginatedResourcePath } from "../src/object-helpers";
+import { MissingPageInfo } from "../src/errors";
+
+describe("findPaginatedResourcePath()", (): void => {});
+
+describe("findPaginatedResourcePath()", (): void => {
+  it("returns empty array if no pageInfo object exists", async (): Promise<void> => {
+    expect(() => {
+      findPaginatedResourcePath({ test: { nested: "value" } });
+    }).toThrow(MissingPageInfo);
+  });
+
+  it("returns correct path for deeply nested pageInfo", async (): Promise<void> => {
+    const obj = {
+      "branch-out": { x: { y: { z: {} } } },
+      a: {
+        "branch-out": { x: { y: { z: {} } } },
+        b: {
+          "branch-out": { x: { y: { z: {} } } },
+          c: {
+            "branch-out": { x: { y: { z: {} } } },
+            d: {
+              "branch-out": { x: { y: { z: {} } } },
+              e: {
+                "branch-out": { x: { y: { z: {} } } },
+                f: {
+                  pageInfo: {
+                    endCursor: "Y3Vyc29yOnYyOpEB",
+                    hasNextPage: false,
+                  },
+                  "branch-out": { x: { y: { z: {} } } },
+                },
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    };
+    expect(findPaginatedResourcePath(obj)).toEqual([
+      "a",
+      "b",
+      "c",
+      "d",
+      "e",
+      "f",
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it("returns correct path for shallow nested pageInfo", async (): Promise<void> => {
+    const obj = {
+      a: {
+        pageInfo: {
+          endCursor: "Y3Vyc29yOnYyOpEB",
+          hasNextPage: false,
+        },
+        "branch-out": { x: { y: { z: {} } } },
+      },
+      "branch-out": { x: { y: { z: {} } } },
+    };
+    expect(findPaginatedResourcePath(obj)).toEqual(["a"]);
+  });
+
+  it("returns correct path for pageInfo in the root object", async (): Promise<void> => {
+    const obj = {
+      pageInfo: {
+        endCursor: "Y3Vyc29yOnYyOpEB",
+        hasNextPage: false,
+      },
+      "branch-out": { x: { y: { z: {} } } },
+    };
+    expect(findPaginatedResourcePath(obj)).toEqual([]);
+  });
+});