diff --git a/bench/cardano-recon-framework/CHANGELOG.md b/bench/cardano-recon-framework/CHANGELOG.md
index 46f13a04553..e5cc1fabf84 100644
--- a/bench/cardano-recon-framework/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/bench/cardano-recon-framework/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Revision history for cardano-trace-ltl
 
+## 1.1.1 -- April 2026
+* Support atoms that refer to property keys at arbitrary depth
+* Set build flag `crash-on-missing-key` to true by default
+
 ## 1.1.0 -- April 2026
 
 * Support configurable timeunits in formulas via a CLI option.
diff --git a/bench/cardano-recon-framework/README.md b/bench/cardano-recon-framework/README.md
index c6808977f46..66ea4b87dc5 100644
--- a/bench/cardano-recon-framework/README.md
+++ b/bench/cardano-recon-framework/README.md
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ If negative, reports as such and lists the events that have been relevant to the
 ## CLI Syntax
 
 ```
-Usage: cardano-recon FILE --mode <offline|online> --duration INT FILES 
-                     [--retention INT] [--trace-dispatcher-cfg FILE] 
+Usage: cardano-recon FILE --mode <offline|online> --duration INT FILES
+                     [--retention INT] [--trace-dispatcher-cfg FILE]
                      [--context FILE] [--dump-metrics BOOL] [--seek-to-end BOOL]
 
   Check formula satisfiability against a log of trace messages
@@ -39,5 +39,5 @@ Available options:
 
 ## Build flags
   - _debug_ for enabling verbose tracing of formulas as they evolve (multiple traces per each temporal event).
-  - _crash_on_missing_key_ for making the application crash if a formula atom is evaluated on an event which is missing
+  - _crash-on-missing-key_ for making the application crash if a formula atom is evaluated on an event which is missing
     a key the atom is referencing.
diff --git a/bench/cardano-recon-framework/cardano-recon-framework.cabal b/bench/cardano-recon-framework/cardano-recon-framework.cabal
index 314d33b5a0c..f20e9998a5d 100644
--- a/bench/cardano-recon-framework/cardano-recon-framework.cabal
+++ b/bench/cardano-recon-framework/cardano-recon-framework.cabal
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description:        Cardano Re(altime) Con(formance) Framework based on Linear T
 category:           Cardano
                     Testing
 copyright:          2026 Intersect.
-version:            1.1.0
+version:            1.1.1
 license:            Apache-2.0
 license-files:      LICENSE
                     NOTICE
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ flag debug
 
 flag crash-on-missing-key
   description:          If enabled throw an exception when a formula atom expects a missing key, otherwise evaluate the atom to ⊥.
-  default:              False
+  default:              True
   manual:               True
 
 
diff --git a/bench/cardano-recon-framework/src/Cardano/ReCon/Trace/Event.hs b/bench/cardano-recon-framework/src/Cardano/ReCon/Trace/Event.hs
index dff0880691d..053fb4d5732 100644
--- a/bench/cardano-recon-framework/src/Cardano/ReCon/Trace/Event.hs
+++ b/bench/cardano-recon-framework/src/Cardano/ReCon/Trace/Event.hs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {-# OPTIONS_GHC -Wno-orphans #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE TypeSynonymInstances #-}
 module Cardano.ReCon.Trace.Event where
 
 import           Cardano.Logging.Types.TraceMessage (TraceMessage (..))
@@ -14,28 +15,37 @@ import           Data.Map.Strict (Map)
 import           Data.Maybe (isJust)
 import           Data.Text (Text, unpack)
 
-extractIntProps :: Object -> Map VariableIdentifier IntValue
-extractIntProps = Map.delete "kind" . Map.mapMaybe f . Map.mapKeysMonotonic toText . KeyMap.toMap
-  where
-    f (Number v) = Just (truncate v)
-    f _          = Nothing
+class Extractable a where
+  extract :: Value -> Maybe a
+
+instance Extractable IntValue where
+  extract (Number n) = Just (truncate n)
+  extract _          = Nothing
+
+instance Extractable Text where
+  extract (String s) = Just s
+  extract _          = Nothing
 
-extractTextProps :: Object -> Map VariableIdentifier Text
-extractTextProps = Map.delete "kind" . Map.mapMaybe f . Map.mapKeysMonotonic toText . KeyMap.toMap
+extractProps :: Extractable a => Object -> Map VariableIdentifier a
+extractProps = Map.delete "kind" . go ""
   where
-    f (String v) = Just v
-    f _          = Nothing
+    go prefix = Map.foldlWithKey' (\acc k v ->
+        let key = prefix <> k
+        in case v of
+          Object nested -> Map.union acc (go (key <> ".") nested)
+          _             -> maybe acc (\val -> Map.insert key val acc) (extract v)
+      ) Map.empty . Map.mapKeysMonotonic toText . KeyMap.toMap
 
 instance Event TemporalEvent Text where
   ofTy (TemporalEvent _ msgs) c = isJust $ find (\msg -> msg.tmsgNS == c) msgs
   intProps (TemporalEvent _ msgs) c =
     case find (\msg -> msg.tmsgNS == c) msgs of
-      Just x  -> extractIntProps x.tmsgData
+      Just x  -> extractProps x.tmsgData
       Nothing -> error ("Not an event of type " <> unpack c)
   textProps (TemporalEvent _ msgs) c =
     case find (\msg -> msg.tmsgNS == c) msgs of
       Just x  -> Map.insert "host"   x.tmsgHost   $
                    Map.insert "thread" x.tmsgThread $
-                     extractTextProps x.tmsgData
+                     extractProps x.tmsgData
       Nothing -> error ("Not an event of type " <> unpack c)
   beg (TemporalEvent t _) = t