diff --git a/internal/imported_tests/unmarshal_imported_test.go b/internal/imported_tests/unmarshal_imported_test.go
index 1ea19c4..dda52d8 100644
--- a/internal/imported_tests/unmarshal_imported_test.go
+++ b/internal/imported_tests/unmarshal_imported_test.go
@@ -517,7 +517,6 @@ Str = "Hello"
 `)
 
 func TestPointerUnmarshal(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Log("TOML data:", string(pointerTestToml))
 	result := pointerMarshalTestStruct{}
 	err := toml.Unmarshal(pointerTestToml, &result)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/targets.go b/targets.go
index 028a92d..02db372 100644
--- a/targets.go
+++ b/targets.go
@@ -129,17 +129,29 @@ func ensureSlice(t target) error {
 		}
 	case reflect.Interface:
 		if f.IsNil() {
-			return t.set(reflect.MakeSlice(reflect.TypeOf([]interface{}{}), 0, 0))
+			return t.set(reflect.MakeSlice(sliceInterfaceType, 0, 0))
 		}
 		if f.Type().Elem().Kind() != reflect.Slice {
 			return fmt.Errorf("interface is pointing to a %s, not a slice", f.Kind())
 		}
+	case reflect.Ptr:
+		if f.IsNil() {
+			ptr := reflect.New(f.Type().Elem())
+			err := t.set(ptr)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			f = t.get()
+		}
+		return ensureSlice(valueTarget(f.Elem()))
 	default:
 		return fmt.Errorf("cannot initialize a slice in %s", f.Kind())
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
+var sliceInterfaceType = reflect.TypeOf([]interface{}{})
+
 func setString(t target, v string) error {
 	f := t.get()
 
@@ -261,6 +273,8 @@ func pushNew(t target) (target, error) {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		return valueTarget(t.get().Elem().Index(idx)), nil
+	case reflect.Ptr:
+		return pushNew(valueTarget(f.Elem()))
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot pushNew on a %s", f.Kind())
 	}
diff --git a/unmarshaler_test.go b/unmarshaler_test.go
index ad1730f..af399eb 100644
--- a/unmarshaler_test.go
+++ b/unmarshaler_test.go
@@ -572,6 +572,22 @@ B = "data"`,
 				}
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			desc:  "slice pointer in slice pointer",
+			input: `A = ["Hello"]`,
+			gen: func() test {
+				type doc struct {
+					A *[]*string
+				}
+				hello := "Hello"
+				return test{
+					target: &doc{},
+					expected: &doc{
+						A: &[]*string{&hello},
+					},
+				}
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, e := range examples {