diff --git a/src/plugins/connectionPlugin.ts b/src/plugins/connectionPlugin.ts
index 30242b8f..b361eeae 100644
--- a/src/plugins/connectionPlugin.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/connectionPlugin.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,9 @@
-import { defaultFieldResolver, GraphQLFieldResolver, GraphQLResolveInfo } from 'graphql'
-import { ArgsRecord, intArg, stringArg } from '../definitions/args'
-import type { CommonFieldConfig, FieldOutConfig } from '../definitions/definitionBlocks'
-import { NexusNonNullDef, nonNull } from '../definitions/nonNull'
-import { NexusNullDef, nullable } from '../definitions/nullable'
-import { ObjectDefinitionBlock, objectType } from '../definitions/objectType'
 import {
   AllNexusNamedOutputTypeDefs,
   AllNexusOutputTypeDefs,
   applyNexusWrapping,
 } from '../definitions/wrapping'
-import type { NonNullConfig } from '../definitions/_types'
-import { dynamicOutputMethod } from '../dynamicMethod'
-import { completeValue, plugin } from '../plugin'
+import { ArgsRecord, intArg, stringArg } from '../definitions/args'
 import type {
   ArgsValue,
   FieldTypeName,
@@ -21,9 +13,18 @@ import type {
   ResultValue,
   SourceValue,
 } from '../typegenTypeHelpers'
-import type { MaybePromiseLike } from '../typeHelpersInternal'
+import type { CommonFieldConfig, FieldOutConfig } from '../definitions/definitionBlocks'
+import { GraphQLFieldResolver, GraphQLResolveInfo, defaultFieldResolver } from 'graphql'
+import { NexusNonNullDef, nonNull } from '../definitions/nonNull'
+import { NexusNullDef, nullable } from '../definitions/nullable'
+import { ObjectDefinitionBlock, objectType } from '../definitions/objectType'
+import { completeValue, plugin } from '../plugin'
 import { eachObj, getOwnPackage, isPromiseLike, mapObj, pathToArray, printedGenTypingImport } from '../utils'
 
+import type { MaybePromiseLike } from '../typeHelpersInternal'
+import type { NonNullConfig } from '../definitions/_types'
+import { dynamicOutputMethod } from '../dynamicMethod'
+
 export interface ConnectionPluginConfig {
   /**
    * The method name in the objectType definition block
@@ -309,7 +310,7 @@ export type ConnectionFieldConfig<TypeName extends string = any, FieldName exten
         args: ArgsValue<TypeName, FieldName>,
         ctx: GetGen<'context'>,
         info: GraphQLResolveInfo
-      ) => MaybePromise<ResultValue<TypeName, FieldName>> | MaybePromiseDeep<ResultValue<TypeName, FieldName>>
+      ) => MaybePromiseDeep<ResultValue<TypeName, FieldName>>
 
       // resolve XOR nodes
       nodes?: never
diff --git a/src/typegenTypeHelpers.ts b/src/typegenTypeHelpers.ts
index c1ee610f..733efacd 100644
--- a/src/typegenTypeHelpers.ts
+++ b/src/typegenTypeHelpers.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import type { GraphQLAbstractType, GraphQLResolveInfo } from 'graphql'
+
 import type { NexusInterfaceTypeDef } from './definitions/interfaceType'
 import type { NexusObjectTypeDef } from './definitions/objectType'
 
@@ -34,27 +35,20 @@ export type MaybePromise<T> = PromiseLike<T> | T
  * Because the GraphQL field execution algorithm automatically resolves promises at any level of the tree, we
  * use this to help signify that.
  */
-export type MaybePromiseDeep<T> = Date extends T
-  ? MaybePromise<T>
-  : null extends T
+export type MaybePromiseDeep<T> = [T] extends [Date]
   ? MaybePromise<T>
-  : boolean extends T
+  : [T] extends [boolean]
   ? MaybePromise<T>
-  : number extends T
+  : [T] extends [number]
   ? MaybePromise<T>
-  : string extends T
+  : [T] extends [string]
   ? MaybePromise<T>
-  : T extends Array<infer U>
+  : [T] extends [Array<infer U>]
   ? MaybePromise<Array<MaybePromiseDeep<U>>>
-  : T extends ReadonlyArray<infer Y>
+  : [T] extends [ReadonlyArray<infer Y>]
   ? MaybePromise<ReadonlyArray<MaybePromiseDeep<Y>>>
-  : T extends object
-  ? MaybePromise<
-      | T
-      | {
-          [P in keyof T]: MaybePromiseDeep<T[P]>
-        }
-    >
+  : [T] extends object
+  ? MaybePromise<{ [P in keyof T]: MaybePromiseDeep<T[P]> }>
   : MaybePromise<T>
 
 /**