diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index db1b685..cd3f59b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ dev-dependencies = [
     "pytest>=8.3.4",
     "coverage>=7.6.9",
     "docker>=7.1.0",
+    "sqlmodel>=0.0.27",
 ]
 
 [build-system]
diff --git a/src/sqlmodelgen/codegen/cir_to_full_ast/code_ir_to_ast.py b/src/sqlmodelgen/codegen/cir_to_full_ast/code_ir_to_ast.py
index bf663a0..5202bec 100644
--- a/src/sqlmodelgen/codegen/cir_to_full_ast/code_ir_to_ast.py
+++ b/src/sqlmodelgen/codegen/cir_to_full_ast/code_ir_to_ast.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def gen_table_args(model_ir: ModelIR) -> ast.Assign | None:
     
     return ast.Assign(
         targets=[ast.Name('__table_args__')],
-        value=ast.List(
+        value=ast.Tuple(
             elts=[table_arg.to_expr() for table_arg in model_ir.table_args]
         )
     )
diff --git a/tests/helpers/helpers.py b/tests/helpers/helpers.py
index 1119177..0482cdb 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/helpers.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/helpers.py
@@ -247,7 +247,11 @@ def collect_table_name(stat: ast.Assign) -> str | None:
 def collect_uniques(table_args: ast.expr) -> set[tuple[str]]:
     uniques: set[tuple[str]] = set()
 
-    if isinstance(table_args, ast.List):
+    # TODO: this shall support the parsing of all the possible
+    # types of values __table_args__ could possess, I remember
+    # also a dictionary being possible and maybe something else
+    # other than a tuple
+    if isinstance(table_args, ast.Tuple):
         for elt in table_args.elts:
             if isinstance(elt, ast.Call) and isinstance(elt.func, ast.Name) and elt.func.id == 'UniqueConstraint':
                 uniques.add(tuple(arg.value for arg in elt.args if isinstance(arg, ast.Constant)))
diff --git a/tests/test_gen_from_mysql.py b/tests/test_gen_from_mysql.py
index e96d5cb..f1a6671 100644
--- a/tests/test_gen_from_mysql.py
+++ b/tests/test_gen_from_mysql.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def test_mysql():
 
 class Hero(SQLModel, table=True):
     __tablename__ = 'Hero'
-    __table_args__ = [UniqueConstraint('secret_name')]
+    __table_args__ = (UniqueConstraint('secret_name'), )
     id: int | None
     name: str | None
     secret_name: str | None
diff --git a/tests/test_gen_from_postgres.py b/tests/test_gen_from_postgres.py
index be4d291..4a24557 100644
--- a/tests/test_gen_from_postgres.py
+++ b/tests/test_gen_from_postgres.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def test_gen_code():
                                                                       
 class Users(SQLModel, table=True):
     __tablename__ = 'users'
-    __table_args__ = [UniqueConstraint('email'), UniqueConstraint('name')]
+    __table_args__ = (UniqueConstraint('email'), UniqueConstraint('name'))
     id: UUID = Field(primary_key=True, default_factory=uuid4)
     email: str
     name: str
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class Participations(SQLModel, table=True):
 
 class Leagues(SQLModel, table=True):
     __tablename__ = 'leagues'
-    __table_args__ = [UniqueConstraint('name')]
+    __table_args__ = (UniqueConstraint('name'),)
     id: UUID = Field(primary_key=True, default_factory=uuid4)
     name: str
     public: bool
diff --git a/tests/test_gen_from_sql.py b/tests/test_gen_from_sql.py
index 8f4702d..40bfb82 100644
--- a/tests/test_gen_from_sql.py
+++ b/tests/test_gen_from_sql.py
@@ -91,16 +91,20 @@ def test_unique_single_column():
 	age INTEGER
 );'''
 
-    assert collect_code_info(gen_code_from_sql(sql)) == collect_code_info('''from sqlmodel import SQLModel, Field, UniqueConstraint
+    code = gen_code_from_sql(sql)
+
+    assert collect_code_info(code) == collect_code_info('''from sqlmodel import SQLModel, Field, UniqueConstraint
 
 class Hero(SQLModel, table = True):
 \t__tablename__ = 'Hero'
-\t__table_args__ = [UniqueConstraint('secret_name')]
+\t__table_args__ = (UniqueConstraint('secret_name'), )
 
 \tid: int = Field(primary_key=True)
 \tname: str
 \tsecret_name: str
 \tage: int | None''')
+    
+    exec(code, globals(), globals())
 
 
 def test_datetime():
diff --git a/tests/test_helpers.py b/tests/test_helpers.py
index 902e8e1..737b6c4 100644
--- a/tests/test_helpers.py
+++ b/tests/test_helpers.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def test_collect_code_info():
 
 class a_table(SQLModel, table = True):
     __tablename__ = 'a_table'
-    __table_args__ = [UniqueConstraint('name')]
+    __table_args__ = (UniqueConstraint('name'), )
     id: int | None = Field(primary_key=True)
     name: str
     email: str | None''')