diff --git a/reflex/components/component.py b/reflex/components/component.py
index f9e0ceaab..e1a398786 100644
--- a/reflex/components/component.py
+++ b/reflex/components/component.py
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ def satisfies_type_hint(obj: Any, type_hint: Any) -> bool:
     Returns:
         Whether the object satisfies the type hint.
     """
-    return types._isinstance(obj, type_hint, nested=0)
+    return types._isinstance(obj, type_hint, nested=1)
 
 
 class Component(BaseComponent, ABC):
diff --git a/reflex/utils/types.py b/reflex/utils/types.py
index 1dd43f500..6f19bb9ca 100644
--- a/reflex/utils/types.py
+++ b/reflex/utils/types.py
@@ -567,9 +567,6 @@ def _isinstance(obj: Any, cls: GenericType, nested: int = 0) -> bool:
 
     from reflex.vars import LiteralVar, Var
 
-    if cls and is_union(cls):
-        return any(_isinstance(obj, arg, nested=nested) for arg in get_args(cls))
-
     if cls is Var:
         return isinstance(obj, Var)
     if isinstance(obj, LiteralVar):
@@ -580,6 +577,9 @@ def _isinstance(obj: Any, cls: GenericType, nested: int = 0) -> bool:
     if cls is None or cls is type(None):
         return obj is None
 
+    if cls and is_union(cls):
+        return any(_isinstance(obj, arg, nested=nested) for arg in get_args(cls))
+
     if is_literal(cls):
         return obj in get_args(cls)