diff --git a/openapi.go b/openapi.go
index a2815223..53ff2b6e 100644
--- a/openapi.go
+++ b/openapi.go
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ func RegisterOpenAPIOperation[T, B any](s *Server, method, path string) (*openap
 	}
 
 	// Request body
-	bodyTag := schemaTagFromType[B](s, *new(B))
+	bodyTag := schemaTagFromType(s, *new(B))
 	if (method == http.MethodPost || method == http.MethodPut || method == http.MethodPatch) && bodyTag.name != "unknown-interface" && bodyTag.name != "string" {
 		content := openapi3.NewContentWithSchemaRef(&bodyTag.SchemaRef, []string{"application/json"})
 		requestBody := openapi3.NewRequestBody().
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ func RegisterOpenAPIOperation[T, B any](s *Server, method, path string) (*openap
 		}
 	}
 
-	responseSchema := schemaTagFromType[T](s, *new(T))
+	responseSchema := schemaTagFromType(s, *new(T))
 	content := openapi3.NewContentWithSchemaRef(&responseSchema.SchemaRef, []string{"application/json"})
 	response := openapi3.NewResponse().
 		WithDescription("OK").
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ type schemaTag struct {
 	name string
 }
 
-func schemaTagFromType[V any](s *Server, v any) schemaTag {
+func schemaTagFromType(s *Server, v any) schemaTag {
 	if v == nil {
 		// ensure we add unknown-interface to our schemas
 		s.getOrCreateSchema("unknown-interface", struct{}{})
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ func schemaTagFromType[V any](s *Server, v any) schemaTag {
 		}
 	}
 
-	return dive[V](s, reflect.TypeOf(v), schemaTag{}, 5)
+	return dive(s, reflect.TypeOf(v), schemaTag{}, 5)
 }
 
 // dive returns a schemaTag which includes the generated openapi3.SchemaRef and
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ func schemaTagFromType[V any](s *Server, v any) schemaTag {
 // If the type is a slice or array type it will dive into the type as well as
 // build and openapi3.Schema where Type is array and Ref is set to the proper
 // components Schema
-func dive[V any](s *Server, t reflect.Type, tag schemaTag, maxDepth int) schemaTag {
+func dive(s *Server, t reflect.Type, tag schemaTag, maxDepth int) schemaTag {
 	if maxDepth == 0 {
 		return schemaTag{
 			name: "default",
@@ -239,10 +239,10 @@ func dive[V any](s *Server, t reflect.Type, tag schemaTag, maxDepth int) schemaT
 
 	switch t.Kind() {
 	case reflect.Ptr, reflect.Map, reflect.Chan, reflect.Func, reflect.UnsafePointer:
-		return dive[V](s, t.Elem(), tag, maxDepth-1)
+		return dive(s, t.Elem(), tag, maxDepth-1)
 
 	case reflect.Slice, reflect.Array:
-		item := dive[V](s, t.Elem(), tag, maxDepth-1)
+		item := dive(s, t.Elem(), tag, maxDepth-1)
 		tag.name = item.name
 		tag.Value = &openapi3.Schema{
 			Type:  "array",
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ func dive[V any](s *Server, t reflect.Type, tag schemaTag, maxDepth int) schemaT
 	default:
 		tag.name = t.Name()
 		tag.Ref = "#/components/schemas/" + tag.name
-		tag.Value = s.getOrCreateSchema(tag.name, new(V))
+		tag.Value = s.getOrCreateSchema(tag.name, reflect.New(t).Interface())
 		return tag
 	}
 }
diff --git a/openapi_test.go b/openapi_test.go
index bf4832c4..442dc6e5 100644
--- a/openapi_test.go
+++ b/openapi_test.go
@@ -32,13 +32,6 @@ type testCaseForTagType[V any] struct {
 	expectedTagValue string
 }
 
-func runTestCase[V any](tc testCaseForTagType[V]) func(t *testing.T) {
-	return func(t *testing.T) {
-		tag := schemaTagFromType[V](tc.s, tc.inputType)
-		assert.Equal(t, tc.expectedTagValue, tag.name, tc.description)
-	}
-}
-
 func Test_tagFromType(t *testing.T) {
 	s := NewServer()
 	type DeeplyNested *[]MyStruct
@@ -139,7 +132,10 @@ func Test_tagFromType(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
-		t.Run(tc.name, runTestCase(tc))
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			tag := schemaTagFromType(tc.s, tc.inputType)
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.expectedTagValue, tag.name, tc.description)
+		})
 	}
 }