diff --git a/src/rougail/output_hcl/export.py b/src/rougail/output_hcl/export.py
index f52498d..d4223e7 100644
--- a/src/rougail/output_hcl/export.py
+++ b/src/rougail/output_hcl/export.py
@@ -115,8 +115,12 @@ class RougailOutputHcl(RougailOutputJson):
                     parent_obj[name] = []
                 block_to_insert = parent_obj[name]
             block_to_insert.extend(child_obj)
-        elif parent_is_block:
+        elif parent_is_block and child_obj.get("__is_block__", False):
             parent_obj.append({name: child_obj})
+        elif parent_is_block:
+            if not parent_obj:
+                parent_obj.append({})
+            parent_obj[-1][name] = child_obj
         else:
             parent_obj[name] = child_obj
 
diff --git a/tests/results/10-doc_family_inside_a_block.yaml.hcl b/tests/results/10-doc_family_inside_a_block.yaml.hcl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..534c81f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/results/10-doc_family_inside_a_block.yaml.hcl
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+stack {
+  a_family_1 = {
+    a_variable = "a value"
+  }
+  a_family_2 = {
+    a_variable = "a value"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/structures/10-doc_family_inside_a_block.yaml b/tests/structures/10-doc_family_inside_a_block.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..738d398
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/structures/10-doc_family_inside_a_block.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+%YAML 1.2
+---
+version: 1.1
+
+stack:
+  hcl_type: block
+
+  a_family_1:  # a family 1
+
+    a_variable: a value
+
+  a_family_2:  # a family 2
+
+    a_variable: a value
+...