diff --git a/rest_framework/schemas/generators.py b/rest_framework/schemas/generators.py
index 66afcca94..22b989c87 100644
--- a/rest_framework/schemas/generators.py
+++ b/rest_framework/schemas/generators.py
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ def insert_into(target, keys, value):
         target = target[key]
 
     try:
+        if len(keys) == 1:
+            target[keys[-1]] = LinkNode()
+            target = target[keys[-1]]
         target.links.append((keys[-1], value))
     except TypeError:
         msg = INSERT_INTO_COLLISION_FMT.format(
diff --git a/tests/test_schema_with_single_common_prefix.py b/tests/test_schema_with_single_common_prefix.py
index d3bacede7..02c2a54b8 100644
--- a/tests/test_schema_with_single_common_prefix.py
+++ b/tests/test_schema_with_single_common_prefix.py
@@ -65,11 +65,13 @@ class AnotherTestRouterGeneratedSchema(TestCase):
             url='http://testserver/',
             title='Example API',
             content={
-                'example': {
+                'test1': {
                     'test1': coreapi.Link(
                         url='/example/example/test1/',
                         action='get'
-                    ),
+                    )
+                },
+                'test2': {
                     'test2': coreapi.Link(
                         url='/example/example/test2/',
                         action='get'
@@ -77,7 +79,6 @@ class AnotherTestRouterGeneratedSchema(TestCase):
                 }
             }
         )
-        print(response.data)
         assert response.data == expected
 
     def test_authenticated_request(self):
@@ -90,11 +91,13 @@ class AnotherTestRouterGeneratedSchema(TestCase):
             url='http://testserver/',
             title='Example API',
             content={
-                'example': {
+                'test1': {
                     'test1': coreapi.Link(
                         url='/example/example/test1/',
                         action='get'
-                    ),
+                    )
+                },
+                'test2': {
                     'test2': coreapi.Link(
                         url='/example/example/test2/',
                         action='get'
diff --git a/tests/test_schemas.py b/tests/test_schemas.py
index 230f8f012..748fc17c0 100644
--- a/tests/test_schemas.py
+++ b/tests/test_schemas.py
@@ -1191,24 +1191,25 @@ class TestURLNamingCollisions(TestCase):
         schema = generator.get_schema()
 
         # not important here
-        desc_0 = schema['detail']['detail_export'].description
-        desc_1 = schema['detail_0'].description
+        desc_0 = schema['detail']['detail'].description
+        desc_1 = schema['detail']['detail_export'].description
 
         expected = coreapi.Document(
             url='',
             title='Naming Colisions',
             content={
                 'detail': {
+                    'detail': coreapi.Link(
+                        url='/from-routercollision/detail/',
+                        action='get',
+                        description=desc_0
+                    ),
                     'detail_export': coreapi.Link(
                         url='/from-routercollision/detail/export/',
                         action='get',
-                        description=desc_0)
-                },
-                'detail_0': coreapi.Link(
-                    url='/from-routercollision/detail/',
-                    action='get',
-                    description=desc_1
-                )
+                        description=desc_1
+                    )
+                }
             }
         )