diff --git a/pynecone/utils.py b/pynecone/utils.py
index 14e78feb7..acb016042 100644
--- a/pynecone/utils.py
+++ b/pynecone/utils.py
@@ -159,8 +159,16 @@ def _issubclass(cls: GenericType, cls_check: GenericType) -> bool:
         return True
     if cls in [Any, Callable]:
         return False
+
+    # Get the base classes.
     cls_base = get_base_class(cls)
     cls_check_base = get_base_class(cls_check)
+
+    # The class we're checking should not be a union.
+    if isinstance(cls_base, tuple):
+        return False
+
+    # Check if the types match.
     return cls_check_base == Any or issubclass(cls_base, cls_check_base)
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_utils.py b/tests/test_utils.py
index 878df7322..c373706b6 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-import typing
+from typing import Any, List, Union
 
 import pytest
 
 from pynecone import utils
+from pynecone.var import Var
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -195,8 +196,8 @@ def test_merge_imports():
         (int, False),
         (float, False),
         (bool, False),
-        (typing.List, True),
-        (typing.List[int], True),
+        (List, True),
+        (List[int], True),
     ],
 )
 def test_is_generic_alias(cls: type, expected: bool):
@@ -261,3 +262,24 @@ def test_setup_frontend(tmp_path, mocker):
 )
 def test_is_backend_variable(input, output):
     assert utils.is_backend_variable(input) == output
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "cls, cls_check, expected",
+    [
+        (int, int, True),
+        (int, float, False),
+        (int, Union[int, float], True),
+        (float, Union[int, float], True),
+        (str, Union[int, float], False),
+        (List[int], List[int], True),
+        (List[int], List[float], True),
+        (Union[int, float], Union[int, float], False),
+        (Union[int, Var[int]], Var[int], False),
+        (int, Any, True),
+        (Any, Any, True),
+        (Union[int, float], Any, True),
+    ],
+)
+def test_issubclass(cls: type, cls_check: type, expected: bool):
+    assert utils._issubclass(cls, cls_check) == expected