diff --git a/lib/sb3_definitions.json b/lib/sb3_definitions.json
index 128e2c67..08aca332 100644
--- a/lib/sb3_definitions.json
+++ b/lib/sb3_definitions.json
@@ -29,12 +29,7 @@
                 {"type": "number"}
             ]
         },
-        "scalarVal": {
-            "oneOf": [
-                {"$ref":"#/definitions/stringOrNumber"},
-                {"type": "boolean"}
-            ]
-        },
+        "scalarVal": {},
         "assetId": {
             "type": "string",
             "pattern": "^[a-fA-F0-9]{32}$"
diff --git a/test/fixtures/tw_non_scalar_variables.json b/test/fixtures/tw_non_scalar_variables.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..89a4e242
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/tw_non_scalar_variables.json
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+{
+    "targets": [
+        {
+            "isStage": true,
+            "name": "Stage",
+            "variables": {
+                "8Ct!xBe$u3!.nz_Bh/]#": [
+                    "object",
+                    {
+                        "hello": "world"
+                    }
+                ]
+            },
+            "lists": {
+                "u(}PhnFj*Oe*`Ka~{hhc": [
+                    "list of objects",
+                    [
+                        {
+                            "a": 1
+                        },
+                        {
+                            "b": 2
+                        }
+                    ]
+                ]
+            },
+            "broadcasts": {},
+            "blocks": {},
+            "comments": {},
+            "currentCostume": 0,
+            "costumes": [
+                {
+                    "name": "backdrop1",
+                    "dataFormat": "svg",
+                    "assetId": "cd21514d0531fdffb22204e0ec5ed84a",
+                    "md5ext": "cd21514d0531fdffb22204e0ec5ed84a.svg",
+                    "rotationCenterX": 240,
+                    "rotationCenterY": 180
+                }
+            ],
+            "sounds": [],
+            "volume": 100,
+            "layerOrder": 0,
+            "tempo": 60,
+            "videoTransparency": 50,
+            "videoState": "on",
+            "textToSpeechLanguage": null
+        }
+    ],
+    "monitors": [
+        {
+            "id": "8Ct!xBe$u3!.nz_Bh/]#",
+            "mode": "default",
+            "opcode": "data_variable",
+            "params": {
+                "VARIABLE": "object"
+            },
+            "spriteName": null,
+            "value": 0,
+            "width": 0,
+            "height": 0,
+            "x": 5,
+            "y": 5,
+            "visible": true,
+            "sliderMin": 0,
+            "sliderMax": 100,
+            "isDiscrete": true
+        },
+        {
+            "id": "u(}PhnFj*Oe*`Ka~{hhc",
+            "mode": "list",
+            "opcode": "data_listcontents",
+            "params": {
+                "LIST": "list of objects"
+            },
+            "spriteName": null,
+            "value": [],
+            "width": 0,
+            "height": 0,
+            "x": 5,
+            "y": 32,
+            "visible": true
+        }
+    ],
+    "extensions": [],
+    "meta": {
+        "semver": "3.0.0",
+        "vm": "0.2.0",
+        "agent": "",
+        "platform": {
+            "name": "TurboWarp",
+            "url": "https://turbowarp.org/"
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/integration/tw_non_scalar_variables.js b/test/integration/tw_non_scalar_variables.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..333a1abd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/tw_non_scalar_variables.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+const test = require('tap').test;
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+const parser = require('../../index');
+
+test('non scalar variables', function (t) {
+    const fixture = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, '../fixtures/tw_non_scalar_variables.json'), 'utf-8');
+    parser(fixture, false, function (err, result) {
+        t.equal(err, null);
+        t.same(result[0].targets[0].variables['8Ct!xBe$u3!.nz_Bh/]#'][1], {
+            hello: 'world'
+        });
+        t.same(result[0].targets[0].lists['u(}PhnFj*Oe*`Ka~{hhc'][1], [
+            {
+                a: 1
+            },
+            {
+                b: 2
+            }
+        ]);
+        t.end();
+    });
+});