diff --git a/copier.go b/copier.go
index 0cc6465..d030702 100644
--- a/copier.go
+++ b/copier.go
@@ -610,9 +610,14 @@ func set(to, from reflect.Value, deepCopy bool, converters map[converterPair]Typ
 		}
 	}
 
+	// try convert directly
 	if from.Type().ConvertibleTo(to.Type()) {
 		to.Set(from.Convert(to.Type()))
-	} else if toScanner, ok := to.Addr().Interface().(sql.Scanner); ok {
+		return true, nil
+	}
+
+	// try Scanner
+	if toScanner, ok := to.Addr().Interface().(sql.Scanner); ok {
 		// `from`  -> `to`
 		// *string -> sql.NullString
 		if from.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
@@ -627,10 +632,13 @@ func set(to, from reflect.Value, deepCopy bool, converters map[converterPair]Typ
 		// string -> sql.NullString
 		// set `to` by invoking method Scan(`from`)
 		err := toScanner.Scan(from.Interface())
-		if err != nil {
-			return false, nil
+		if err == nil {
+			return true, nil
 		}
-	} else if fromValuer, ok := driverValuer(from); ok {
+	}
+
+	// try Valuer
+	if fromValuer, ok := driverValuer(from); ok {
 		// `from`         -> `to`
 		// sql.NullString -> string
 		v, err := fromValuer.Value()
@@ -644,16 +652,21 @@ func set(to, from reflect.Value, deepCopy bool, converters map[converterPair]Typ
 		rv := reflect.ValueOf(v)
 		if rv.Type().AssignableTo(to.Type()) {
 			to.Set(rv)
-		} else if to.CanSet() && rv.Type().ConvertibleTo(to.Type()) {
+			return true, nil
+		}
+		if to.CanSet() && rv.Type().ConvertibleTo(to.Type()) {
 			to.Set(rv.Convert(to.Type()))
+			return true, nil
 		}
-	} else if from.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
-		return set(to, from.Elem(), deepCopy, converters)
-	} else {
 		return false, nil
 	}
 
-	return true, nil
+	// from is ptr
+	if from.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+		return set(to, from.Elem(), deepCopy, converters)
+	}
+
+	return false, nil
 }
 
 // lookupAndCopyWithConverter looks up the type pair, on success the TypeConverter Fn func is called to copy src to dst field.
diff --git a/copier_converter_test.go b/copier_converter_test.go
index 6d83ea1..2b4f4b0 100644
--- a/copier_converter_test.go
+++ b/copier_converter_test.go
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 package copier_test
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
+	"database/sql/driver"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
+	"reflect"
 	"strconv"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -218,3 +222,60 @@ func TestCopyWithConverterRaisingError(t *testing.T) {
 		return
 	}
 }
+
+type IntArray []int
+
+func (a IntArray) Value() (driver.Value, error) {
+	return json.Marshal(a)
+}
+
+type Int int
+
+type From struct {
+	Data IntArray
+}
+
+type To struct {
+	Data []byte
+}
+
+type FailedTo struct {
+	Data []Int
+}
+
+func TestValuerConv(t *testing.T) {
+	// when the field of struct implement driver.Valuer and cannot convert to dest type directly,
+	// copier.set() will return a unexpected (true, nil)
+
+	typ1 := reflect.TypeOf(IntArray{})
+	typ2 := reflect.TypeOf([]Int{})
+
+	if typ1 == typ2 || typ1.ConvertibleTo(typ2) || typ1.AssignableTo(typ2) {
+		// in 1.22 and older, u can not convert typ1 to typ2
+		t.Errorf("can not convert %v to %v direct", typ1, typ2)
+	}
+
+	var (
+		from = From{
+			Data: IntArray{1, 2, 3},
+		}
+		to       To
+		failedTo FailedTo
+	)
+	if err := copier.Copy(&to, from); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := copier.Copy(&failedTo, from); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// Testcase1: valuer conv case
+	if !bytes.Equal(to.Data, []byte(`[1,2,3]`)) {
+		t.Errorf("can not convert %v to %v using valuer", typ1, typ2)
+	}
+
+	// Testcase2: fallback case when valuer conv failed
+	if len(failedTo.Data) != 3 || failedTo.Data[0] != 1 || failedTo.Data[1] != 2 || failedTo.Data[2] != 3 {
+		t.Errorf("copier failed from %#v to %#v", from, failedTo)
+	}
+}