diff --git a/src/Support/ValueFactory.php b/src/Support/ValueFactory.php
index 8229b35..efebe48 100644
--- a/src/Support/ValueFactory.php
+++ b/src/Support/ValueFactory.php
@@ -24,11 +24,13 @@ class ValueFactory
             return $mapper($rawValue);
         }
 
-        if (is_array($rawValue)) {
-            return App::makeWith($className, $rawValue);
+        // Plain values or numeric arrays are passed as a single parameter to the constructor
+        if (!is_array($rawValue) || array_key_exists(0, $rawValue)) {
+            return new $className($className);
         }
 
-        return new $className($rawValue);
+        // Associative arrays leverage Laravel service container
+        return App::makeWith($className, $rawValue);
     }
 
     public static function resolveTypedValue(mixed $rawValue, Type $type): mixed
diff --git a/tests/Classes/ObjectWithoutMapper.php b/tests/Classes/ObjectWithoutMapper.php
index 4c37d78..82342e3 100644
--- a/tests/Classes/ObjectWithoutMapper.php
+++ b/tests/Classes/ObjectWithoutMapper.php
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace Tests\Classes;
 
+use Carbon\Carbon;
 use Icefox\DTO\DataObject;
-use Illuminate\Support\Carbon;
 
 readonly class ObjectWithoutMapper
 {
diff --git a/tests/DataObjectTest.php b/tests/DataObjectTest.php
index 9514994..1ed2ce4 100644
--- a/tests/DataObjectTest.php
+++ b/tests/DataObjectTest.php
@@ -198,11 +198,6 @@ test('failed validation throws ValidationException', function () {
 })->throws(ValidationException::class);
 
 
-test('tries to resolve without mapper', function () {
-    $object = ObjectWithoutMapper::fromArray(['date' => '1990-04-01']);
-    expect($object->date->isSameDay('1990-04-01'))->toBeTrue();
-})->group('object-without-mapper');
-
 test('creates collection', function () {
     $object = CollectionDataObject::fromArray([
         'values' => [