diff --git a/singer_sdk/typing.py b/singer_sdk/typing.py
index 845f1dcd0..a21447a49 100644
--- a/singer_sdk/typing.py
+++ b/singer_sdk/typing.py
@@ -1216,6 +1216,12 @@ def to_sql_type(  # noqa: PLR0911, C901
     Returns:
         The SQL type.
     """
+    if _jsonschema_type_check(jsonschema_type, ("object",)):
+        return sa.types.VARCHAR()
+
+    if _jsonschema_type_check(jsonschema_type, ("array",)):
+        return sa.types.VARCHAR()
+
     if _jsonschema_type_check(jsonschema_type, ("string",)):
         datelike_type = get_datelike_property_type(jsonschema_type)
         if datelike_type:
@@ -1236,10 +1242,4 @@ def to_sql_type(  # noqa: PLR0911, C901
     if _jsonschema_type_check(jsonschema_type, ("boolean",)):
         return sa.types.BOOLEAN()
 
-    if _jsonschema_type_check(jsonschema_type, ("object",)):
-        return sa.types.VARCHAR()
-
-    if _jsonschema_type_check(jsonschema_type, ("array",)):
-        return sa.types.VARCHAR()
-
     return sa.types.VARCHAR()
diff --git a/tests/core/test_typing.py b/tests/core/test_typing.py
index 25d9c68df..219c9a587 100644
--- a/tests/core/test_typing.py
+++ b/tests/core/test_typing.py
@@ -345,6 +345,10 @@ def test_conform_primitives():
             sa.types.DATETIME,
         ),
         ({"anyOf": [{"type": "integer"}, {"type": "null"}]}, sa.types.INTEGER),
+        (
+            {"type": ["array", "object", "boolean", "null"]},
+            sa.types.VARCHAR,
+        ),
     ],
 )
 def test_to_sql_type(jsonschema_type, expected):