if err != nil {
				return nil, nil, err
			}
			modifiedElementMergeKeyValueString = fmt.Sprintf("%v", modifiedElementMergeKeyValue)
		}

		switch {
		case bothInBounds && ItemMatchesOriginalAndModifiedSlice(originalElementMergeKeyValueString, modifiedElementMergeKeyValueString):
			// Merge key values are equal, so recurse
			patchValue, err := diffMaps(originalElement, modifiedElement, schema, diffOptions)