diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Survey/Test.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Survey/Test.pm
index 0c04086fb..34b87320d 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Survey/Test.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Survey/Test.pm
@@ -670,7 +670,8 @@ END_WHY
                 return fail($testCount, $name, "Tag not found: $tagKey");
             }
             my $currentTagValue = $currentTags->{$tagKey};
-            if ($currentTagValue != $tagValue) {
+           
+            if (!eq_deeply($currentTagValue, $tagValue)) {
                 $self->session->log->debug("Incorrect tag value: $currentTagValue != $tagValue");
                 return fail($testCount, $name, <<END_WHY);
 Compared tag '$tagKey'
@@ -686,7 +687,7 @@ END_WHY
         my $currentTags = $rJSON->tags;
         while (my ($tagKey, $tagValue) = each %$tagged) {
             my $currentTagValue = $currentTags->{$tagKey};
-            if ($currentTagValue != $tagValue) {
+            if (!eq_deeply($currentTagValue, $tagValue)) {
                 $self->session->log->debug("Incorrect tag value: $currentTagValue != $tagValue");
                 return fail($testCount, $name, <<END_WHY);
 Compared tag '$tagKey'
diff --git a/t/Asset/Wobject/Survey/Test.t b/t/Asset/Wobject/Survey/Test.t
index 3e1165e76..e86a1b4f0 100644
--- a/t/Asset/Wobject/Survey/Test.t
+++ b/t/Asset/Wobject/Survey/Test.t
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ my $session = WebGUI::Test->session;
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Tests
-plan tests => 85;
+plan tests => 88;
 
 my ( $s, $t1 );
 
@@ -424,6 +424,23 @@ try_it( $t1, $spec, { tap => <<END_TAP } );
 ok 1 - Checking tagged on page containing Section S1 Question S1Q0
 END_TAP
 
+# Complex tag object via setup option
+$spec = <<END_SPEC;
+[
+    {
+       "test" : {
+            "S1Q0"  : "n",
+            "setup" : { tag: { nested: { a: { a: 1 }, b: [ 2 ] } } },
+            "tagged" : { nested: { a: { a: 1 }, b: [ 2 ] } },
+       },
+    },
+]
+END_SPEC
+try_it( $t1, $spec, { tap => <<END_TAP } );
+1..1
+ok 1 - Checking tagged on page containing Section S1 Question S1Q0
+END_TAP
+
 # setup can also be specified inside test object
 $spec = <<END_SPEC;
 [