diff --git a/yaserde/tests/der_option.rs b/yaserde/tests/der_option.rs
index 1e20085..3515f57 100644
--- a/yaserde/tests/der_option.rs
+++ b/yaserde/tests/der_option.rs
@@ -137,6 +137,6 @@ fn de_option_struct() {
     }
   }
 
-  convert_and_validate!(Test, Some(Test{field: SubTest{content: Some("value".to_string())}}), Some("<Test><field><content>value</content></field></Test>"));
+  convert_and_validate!(Test, Some(Test{field: SubTest{content: Some("value".to_string())}}), Some("<field><content>value</content></field>"));
   convert_and_validate!(Test, None, None);
 }
diff --git a/yaserde/tests/se_option.rs b/yaserde/tests/se_option.rs
index 15bbfaa..362ebe4 100644
--- a/yaserde/tests/se_option.rs
+++ b/yaserde/tests/se_option.rs
@@ -140,6 +140,6 @@ fn de_option_struct() {
     }
   }
 
-  convert_and_validate!(Test, Some(Test{field: SubTest{content: Some("value".to_string())}}), Some("<Test><field><content>value</content></field></Test>"));
+  convert_and_validate!(Test, Some(Test{field: SubTest{content: Some("value".to_string())}}), Some("<field><content>value</content></field>"));
   convert_and_validate!(Test, None, None);
 }
diff --git a/yaserde_derive/src/ser/expand_struct.rs b/yaserde_derive/src/ser/expand_struct.rs
index f8d9917..8802d5d 100644
--- a/yaserde_derive/src/ser/expand_struct.rs
+++ b/yaserde_derive/src/ser/expand_struct.rs
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ pub fn serialize(
                 let start_event = XmlEvent::start_element(#label_name);
                 let _ret = writer.write(start_event);
 
-                writer.set_skip_start_end(false);
+                writer.set_skip_start_end(true);
                 match item.serialize(writer) {
                   Ok(()) => {},
                   Err(msg) => {