diff --git a/rules-tests/DowngradePhp80/Rector/NullsafeMethodCall/DowngradeNullsafeToTernaryOperatorRector/Fixture/short_circuit5.php.inc b/rules-tests/DowngradePhp80/Rector/NullsafeMethodCall/DowngradeNullsafeToTernaryOperatorRector/Fixture/short_circuit5.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ac3b63b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/DowngradePhp80/Rector/NullsafeMethodCall/DowngradeNullsafeToTernaryOperatorRector/Fixture/short_circuit5.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\DowngradePhp80\Rector\NullsafeMethodCall\DowngradeNullsafeToTernaryOperatorRector\Fixture;
+
+final class ShortCircuit5
+{
+    public function run(bool $param)
+    {
+        return $this->clock?->now()->format;
+    }
+}
+
+?>
+-----
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\DowngradePhp80\Rector\NullsafeMethodCall\DowngradeNullsafeToTernaryOperatorRector\Fixture;
+
+final class ShortCircuit5
+{
+    public function run(bool $param)
+    {
+        return ($nullsafeVariable1 = $this->clock) ? $nullsafeVariable1->now()->format : null;
+    }
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/rules/DowngradePhp80/Rector/NullsafeMethodCall/DowngradeNullsafeToTernaryOperatorRector.php b/rules/DowngradePhp80/Rector/NullsafeMethodCall/DowngradeNullsafeToTernaryOperatorRector.php
index 248c71d1..2a9eaac9 100644
--- a/rules/DowngradePhp80/Rector/NullsafeMethodCall/DowngradeNullsafeToTernaryOperatorRector.php
+++ b/rules/DowngradePhp80/Rector/NullsafeMethodCall/DowngradeNullsafeToTernaryOperatorRector.php
@@ -68,13 +68,24 @@ public function refactor(Node $node): ?Ternary
                 $nullsafeVariable = $this->createNullsafeVariable();
 
                 $assign = new Assign($nullsafeVariable, $node->var->var);
-                $methodCallOrPropertyFetch = $node->var instanceof NullsafeMethodCall
-                    ? new MethodCall(new MethodCall(
-                        $nullsafeVariable,
-                        $node->var->name,
-                        $node->var->args
-                    ), $node->name, $node->args)
-                    : new PropertyFetch(new PropertyFetch($nullsafeVariable, $node->var->name), $node->name);
+
+                if ($node instanceof MethodCall) {
+                    if ($node->var instanceof NullsafeMethodCall) {
+                        $methodCallOrPropertyFetch = new MethodCall(new MethodCall($nullsafeVariable, $node->var->name, $node->var->args), $node->name, $node->args);
+                        return new Ternary($assign, $methodCallOrPropertyFetch, $this->nodeFactory->createNull());
+                    } else {
+                        $methodCallOrPropertyFetch = new MethodCall(new PropertyFetch($nullsafeVariable, $node->var->name), $node->name, $node->args);
+                        return new Ternary($assign, $methodCallOrPropertyFetch, $this->nodeFactory->createNull());
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    if ($node->var instanceof NullsafeMethodCall) {
+                        $methodCallOrPropertyFetch = new PropertyFetch(new MethodCall($nullsafeVariable, $node->var->name, $node->var->args), $node->name);
+                        return new Ternary($assign, $methodCallOrPropertyFetch, $this->nodeFactory->createNull());
+                    } else {
+                        $methodCallOrPropertyFetch = new PropertyFetch(new PropertyFetch($nullsafeVariable, $node->var->name), $node->name);
+                        return new Ternary($assign, $methodCallOrPropertyFetch, $this->nodeFactory->createNull());
+                    }
+                }
 
                 return new Ternary($assign, $methodCallOrPropertyFetch, $this->nodeFactory->createNull());
             }