diff --git a/reflex/ivars/base.py b/reflex/ivars/base.py
index 88e8d0706..a953963a2 100644
--- a/reflex/ivars/base.py
+++ b/reflex/ivars/base.py
@@ -437,13 +437,13 @@ class ImmutableVar(Var, Generic[VAR_TYPE]):
         from .object import ObjectVar
         from .sequence import ArrayVar, StringVar
 
-        if self._var_type is Any:
-            return self
-
         var_type = self._var_type
         if types.is_optional(var_type):
             var_type = types.get_args(var_type)[0]
 
+        if var_type is Any:
+            return self
+
         fixed_type = var_type if inspect.isclass(var_type) else get_origin(var_type)
 
         if fixed_type is Union: