diff --git a/docarray/array/doc_list/doc_list.py b/docarray/array/doc_list/doc_list.py
index c21cf93413..034702376f 100644
--- a/docarray/array/doc_list/doc_list.py
+++ b/docarray/array/doc_list/doc_list.py
@@ -343,6 +343,7 @@ def __class_getitem__(cls, item: Union[Type[BaseDocWithoutId], TypeVar, str]):
         if (
             isinstance(item, object)
             and not is_typevar(item)
+            and not isinstance(item, type)
             and not isinstance(item, str)
             and item is not Any
         ):