diff --git a/src/redisjson.rs b/src/redisjson.rs
index 16a63b3..27ef66a 100644
--- a/src/redisjson.rs
+++ b/src/redisjson.rs
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ impl RedisJSON {
                 return Ok(-1);
             }
             match serde_json::from_str(scalar)? {
-                Value::Array(_) | Value::Object(_) => Ok(-1),
+                Value::Array(_) => Ok(-1),
                 v => {
                     let end: usize = if end == 0 || end == -1 {
                         // default end of array
diff --git a/test/pytest/test.py b/test/pytest/test.py
index 627fcc5..0fa3de3 100644
--- a/test/pytest/test.py
+++ b/test/pytest/test.py
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ def testArrIndexCommand(self):
             r.flushdb()
 
             self.assertOk(r.execute_command('JSON.SET', 'test',
-                                            '.', '{ "arr": [0, 1, 2, 3, 2, 1, 0] }'))
+                                            '.', '{ "arr": [0, 1, 2, 3, 2, 1, 0, {"val": 4}, {"val": 9}] }'))
             self.assertEqual(r.execute_command('JSON.ARRINDEX', 'test', '.arr', 0), 0)
             self.assertEqual(r.execute_command('JSON.ARRINDEX', 'test', '.arr', 3), 3)
             self.assertEqual(r.execute_command('JSON.ARRINDEX', 'test', '.arr', 4), -1)
@@ -485,6 +485,7 @@ def testArrIndexCommand(self):
             self.assertEqual(r.execute_command('JSON.ARRINDEX', 'test', '.arr', 3), 3)
             self.assertEqual(r.execute_command('JSON.ARRINDEX', 'test', '.arr', 2, 3), 4)
             # self.assertEqual(r.execute_command('JSON.ARRINDEX', 'test', '.arr', '[4]'), -1)
+            self.assertEqual(r.execute_command('JSON.ARRINDEX', 'test', '.arr', "{\"val\":4}"), 7)
 
     def testArrTrimCommand(self):
         """Test JSON.ARRTRIM command"""