diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ae90013d..003b1734 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 - Fix quam object instantiation error when a parameter type uses pipe operator
 - Allow int keys to be serialised / loaded in QuAM using JSONSerialiser
 - Fix type `OctaveUpconverter.triggered_reersed` -> `OctaveUpconverter.triggered_reversed`
+- Fix tuples not being instantiated properly in specific circumstances
 
 
 ## [0.3.3]
diff --git a/quam/core/quam_instantiation.py b/quam/core/quam_instantiation.py
index d6674843..0cf0fe8c 100644
--- a/quam/core/quam_instantiation.py
+++ b/quam/core/quam_instantiation.py
@@ -105,48 +105,16 @@ def instantiate_attrs_from_list(
 
     instantiated_attr_list = []
     for k, attr_val in enumerate(attr_list):
-        if isinstance(attr_val, dict) and "__class__" in attr_val:
-            instantiated_attr = instantiate_quam_class(
-                get_class_from_path(attr_val["__class__"]),
-                attr_val,
+        instantiated_attr_list.append(
+            instantiate_attr(
+                attr_val=attr_val,
+                expected_type=required_subtype,
+                allow_none=False,
                 fix_attrs=fix_attrs,
-                validate_type=validate_type,
+                validate_type=validate_type if required_subtype is not None else False,
                 str_repr=f"{str_repr}[{k}]",
             )
-        elif not required_subtype:
-            instantiated_attr_list.append(attr_val)
-            continue
-        elif typing.get_origin(required_subtype) == list:
-            assert typing.get_origin(required_subtype) == list
-
-            instantiated_attr = instantiate_attrs_from_list(
-                attr_list=attr_val,
-                required_type=required_subtype,
-                fix_attrs=fix_attrs,
-                validate_type=validate_type,
-                str_repr=f"{str_repr}[{k}]",
-            )
-        elif not isclass(required_subtype):
-            instantiated_attr = attr_val
-        elif issubclass(required_subtype, QuamComponent):
-            if string_reference.is_reference(attr_val):
-                instantiated_attr = attr_val
-            else:
-                instantiated_attr = instantiate_quam_class(
-                    required_subtype,
-                    attr_val,
-                    fix_attrs=fix_attrs,
-                    validate_type=validate_type,
-                    str_repr=f"{str_repr}[{k}]",
-                )
-        else:
-            instantiated_attr = attr_val
-        # Add custom __class__ QuamComponent logic here
-        if required_subtype:
-            validate_obj_type(instantiated_attr, required_subtype, str_repr=str_repr)
-
-        instantiated_attr_list.append(instantiated_attr)
-
+        )
     return instantiated_attr_list
 
 
diff --git a/tests/instantiation/test_instantiation.py b/tests/instantiation/test_instantiation.py
index f6c0da63..d6072722 100644
--- a/tests/instantiation/test_instantiation.py
+++ b/tests/instantiation/test_instantiation.py
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ def test_instance_attr_literal_fail():
         )
 
 
-def test_isntantiate_tuple():
+def test_instantiate_tuple():
     @quam_dataclass
     class TestQuamTuple(QuamComponent):
         tuple_val: Tuple[int, str]
@@ -376,3 +376,14 @@ class TestQuamUnion(QuamComponent):
 
     with pytest.raises(TypeError):
         instantiate_quam_class(TestQuamUnion, {"union_val": {"a": "42"}})
+
+
+def test_instantiation_nested_tuple():
+    @quam_dataclass
+    class NestedTupleComponent(QuamComponent):
+        nested_tuple: Union[List[Tuple[int, str]], List[Tuple[int]]]
+
+    instantiate_quam_class(
+        quam_class=NestedTupleComponent,
+        contents={"nested_tuple": [[1, "a"], [2, "b"]]},
+    )