diff --git a/lib/src/openApiToTypescript.test.ts b/lib/src/openApiToTypescript.test.ts
index 8e36a07c..f143f3d7 100644
--- a/lib/src/openApiToTypescript.test.ts
+++ b/lib/src/openApiToTypescript.test.ts
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ describe("getSchemaAsTsString with context", () => {
         expect(printTs(result)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
           "export type Root = Partial<{
               user: User | Member;
-              users: Array<(User | Member) | Array<User | Member>>;
+              users: Array<User | Member>;
               basic: number;
           }>;"
         `);
diff --git a/lib/src/openApiToTypescript.ts b/lib/src/openApiToTypescript.ts
index cb7a09b0..9ece1421 100644
--- a/lib/src/openApiToTypescript.ts
+++ b/lib/src/openApiToTypescript.ts
@@ -202,27 +202,26 @@ TsConversionArgs): ts.Node | TypeDefinitionObject | string => {
                 return schema.nullable ? t.union([t.number(), t.reference("null")]) : t.number();
         }
 
-        if (schemaType === "array") {
-            if (schema.items) {
-                let arrayOfType = getTypescriptFromOpenApi({
-                    schema: schema.items,
-                    ctx,
-                    meta,
-                    options,
-                }) as TypeDefinition;
-                if (typeof arrayOfType === "string") {
-                    if (!ctx) throw new Error("Context is required for circular $ref (recursive schemas)");
-                    arrayOfType = t.reference(arrayOfType);
-                }
+        if (schema.type === "array") {
+            const itemSchema = schema.items;
 
-                return schema.nullable
-                    ? t.union([doWrapReadOnly(t.array(arrayOfType)), t.reference("null")])
-                    : doWrapReadOnly(t.array(arrayOfType));
+            if (!itemSchema) {
+                return doWrapReadOnly(t.reference("Array", [t.any()]));
             }
 
-            return schema.nullable
-                ? t.union([doWrapReadOnly(t.array(t.any())), t.reference("null")])
-                : doWrapReadOnly(t.array(t.any()));
+            // Check if items have anyOf
+            if (itemSchema && "anyOf" in itemSchema) {
+                const types = itemSchema.anyOf.map(
+                    (subSchema) =>
+                        getTypescriptFromOpenApi({ schema: subSchema, ctx, meta, options }) as ts.TypeNode
+                );
+                const unionType = t.union(types);
+                return doWrapReadOnly(t.reference("Array", [unionType]));
+            }
+
+            // Existing item type handling
+            const itemType = getTypescriptFromOpenApi({ schema: itemSchema, ctx, meta, options }) as ts.TypeNode;
+            return doWrapReadOnly(t.reference("Array", [itemType]));
         }
 
         if (schemaType === "object" || schema.properties || schema.additionalProperties) {
@@ -305,7 +304,7 @@ TsConversionArgs): ts.Node | TypeDefinitionObject | string => {
         }
 
         if (!schemaType) return t.unknown();
-        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/restrict-template-expressions
+
         throw new Error(`Unsupported schema type: ${schemaType}`);
     };
 
diff --git a/lib/tests/union-array.test.ts b/lib/tests/union-array.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ce3052d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tests/union-array.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import type { OpenAPIObject } from "openapi3-ts";
+import { expect, test } from "vitest";
+import { generateZodClientFromOpenAPI } from "../src";
+
+// https://github.com/astahmer/openapi-zod-client/issues/49
+test("union-array", async () => {
+    const openApiDoc: OpenAPIObject = {
+        openapi: "3.0.0",
+        info: {
+            version: "1.0.0",
+            title: "Union array",
+        },
+        paths: {},
+        components: {
+            schemas: {
+                Foo: {
+                    type: "object",
+                    properties: {
+                        foo: { type: "integer", enum: [1, 2] },
+                    },
+                },
+                Bar: {
+                    type: "object",
+                    properties: {
+                        bar: { type: "string", enum: ["a", "b"] },
+                    },
+                },
+                Union: {
+                    type: "object",
+                    properties: {
+                        unionArray: {
+                            items: {
+                                anyOf: [{ $ref: "#/components/schemas/Foo" }, { $ref: "#/components/schemas/Bar" }],
+                            },
+                            type: "array",
+                        },
+                    },
+                },
+            },
+        },
+    };
+
+    const output = await generateZodClientFromOpenAPI({
+        disableWriteToFile: true,
+        openApiDoc,
+        options: { shouldExportAllTypes: true },
+    });
+    expect(output).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+    "import { makeApi, Zodios, type ZodiosOptions } from "@zodios/core";
+    import { z } from "zod";
+
+    type Union = Partial<{
+      unionArray: Array<Foo | Bar>;
+    }>;
+    type Foo = Partial<{
+      foo: 1 | 2;
+    }>;
+    type Bar = Partial<{
+      bar: "a" | "b";
+    }>;
+
+    const endpoints = makeApi([]);
+
+    export const api = new Zodios(endpoints);
+
+    export function createApiClient(baseUrl: string, options?: ZodiosOptions) {
+      return new Zodios(baseUrl, endpoints, options);
+    }
+    "
+    `);
+});