diff --git a/packages/openapi-generator/src/openapi.ts b/packages/openapi-generator/src/openapi.ts
index 8901d63f..2bd0bb67 100644
--- a/packages/openapi-generator/src/openapi.ts
+++ b/packages/openapi-generator/src/openapi.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ function schemaToOpenAPI(
         if (innerSchema === undefined) {
           return undefined;
         }
-        return { type: 'array', items: innerSchema, ...defaultOpenAPIObject };
+        return { type: 'array', items: { ...innerSchema, ...defaultOpenAPIObject } };
       case 'object':
         return {
           type: 'object',
@@ -81,6 +81,17 @@ function schemaToOpenAPI(
       case 'union':
         let nullable = false;
         let oneOf: (OpenAPIV3.SchemaObject | OpenAPIV3.ReferenceObject)[] = [];
+
+        // If there are two schemas and one of the schemas is undefined, that means the union is a case of `optional` type
+        const undefinedSchema = schema.schemas.find((s) => s.type === 'undefined');
+        const nonUndefinedSchema = schema.schemas.find((s) => s.type !== 'undefined');
+        // and we can just return the other schema (while attaching the comment to that schema)
+        const isOptional =
+          schema.schemas.length == 2 && undefinedSchema && nonUndefinedSchema;
+        if (isOptional) {
+          return schemaToOpenAPI({ ...nonUndefinedSchema, comment: schema.comment });
+        }
+
         for (const s of schema.schemas) {
           if (s.type === 'null') {
             nullable = true;
@@ -171,6 +182,7 @@ function schemaToOpenAPI(
     const readOnly = getTagName(schema, 'readOnly');
     const writeOnly = getTagName(schema, 'writeOnly');
     const format = getTagName(schema, 'format');
+    const title = getTagContent(schema, 'title');
 
     const deprecated = schema.comment?.tags.find((t) => t.tag === 'deprecated');
     const description = schema.comment?.description;
@@ -196,21 +208,13 @@ function schemaToOpenAPI(
       ...(readOnly ? { readOnly: true } : {}),
       ...(writeOnly ? { writeOnly: true } : {}),
       ...(format ? { format } : {}),
+      ...(title ? { title } : {}),
     };
     return defaultOpenAPIObject;
   }
 
-  const titleObject = schema.comment?.tags.find((t) => t.tag === 'title');
-
   let openAPIObject = createOpenAPIObject(schema);
 
-  if (titleObject !== undefined) {
-    openAPIObject = {
-      ...openAPIObject,
-      title: `${titleObject.name} ${titleObject.description}`.trim(),
-    };
-  }
-
   return openAPIObject;
 }
 
@@ -218,6 +222,15 @@ function getTagName(schema: Schema, tagName: String): string | undefined {
   return schema.comment?.tags.find((t) => t.tag === tagName)?.name;
 }
 
+function getTagContent(schema: Schema, tagName: String): string | undefined {
+  if (schema.comment === undefined) return undefined;
+
+  const tag = schema.comment.tags.find((t) => t.tag === tagName);
+  if (tag === undefined) return undefined;
+
+  return `${tag.name} ${tag.description}`.trim();
+}
+
 function routeToOpenAPI(route: Route): [string, string, OpenAPIV3.OperationObject] {
   const jsdoc = route.comment !== undefined ? parseCommentBlock(route.comment) : {};
   const operationId = jsdoc.tags?.operationId;
diff --git a/packages/openapi-generator/test/openapi.test.ts b/packages/openapi-generator/test/openapi.test.ts
index 2dbb5a26..5d137b6f 100644
--- a/packages/openapi-generator/test/openapi.test.ts
+++ b/packages/openapi-generator/test/openapi.test.ts
@@ -1828,16 +1828,16 @@ testCase('route with array types and descriptions', ROUTE_WITH_ARRAY_TYPES_AND_D
                   foo: {
                     type: 'array',
                     items: {
-                      type: 'string'
+                      type: 'string',
+                      description: 'foo description'
                     },
-                    description: 'foo description'
                   },
                   bar: {
                     type: 'array',
                     items: {
-                      type: 'number'
+                      type: 'number',
+                      description: 'bar description'
                     },
-                    description: 'bar description'
                   },
                   child: {
                     type: 'object',
@@ -1852,9 +1852,9 @@ testCase('route with array types and descriptions', ROUTE_WITH_ARRAY_TYPES_AND_D
                             {
                               type: 'number'
                             }
-                          ]
+                          ],
+                          description: 'child description'
                         },
-                        description: 'child description'
                       }
                     },
                     required: [
@@ -2128,6 +2128,7 @@ testCase('route with descriptions, patterns, and examples', ROUTE_WITH_DESCRIPTI
                       child: {
                         type: 'array',
                         items: {
+                          description: 'child description',
                           oneOf: [
                             {
                               type: 'string'
@@ -2137,7 +2138,6 @@ testCase('route with descriptions, patterns, and examples', ROUTE_WITH_DESCRIPTI
                             }
                           ]
                         },
-                        description: 'child description'
                       }
                     },
                     required: [
@@ -2645,3 +2645,92 @@ testCase('route with min and max tags', ROUTE_WITH_MIN_MAX_AND_OTHER_TAGS, {
     schemas: {}
   }
 });
+
+const ROUTE_WITH_ARRAY_QUERY_PARAM = `
+import * as t from 'io-ts';
+import * as h from '@api-ts/io-ts-http';
+
+/**
+ * A simple route with type descriptions for references
+ *
+ * @operationId api.v1.test
+ * @tag Test Routes
+ */
+export const route = h.httpRoute({
+  path: '/foo',
+  method: 'GET',
+  request: h.httpRequest({
+    query: {
+      /** 
+       * This is a foo description. 
+       * @example "abc"
+       * @pattern ^[a-z]+$
+      */
+      foo: h.optional(t.array(t.string))
+    },
+  }),
+  response: {
+    200: {
+      test: t.string
+    }
+  },
+});
+`;
+
+testCase('route with optional array query parameter and documentation', ROUTE_WITH_ARRAY_QUERY_PARAM, {
+  openapi: '3.0.3',
+  info: {
+    title: 'Test',
+    version: '1.0.0'
+  },
+  paths: {
+    '/foo': {
+      get: {
+        summary: 'A simple route with type descriptions for references',
+        operationId: 'api.v1.test',
+        tags: [
+          'Test Routes'
+        ],
+        parameters: [
+          {
+            description: 'This is a foo description.',
+            in: 'query',
+            name: 'foo',
+            schema: {
+              items: {
+                description: 'This is a foo description.',
+                example: 'abc',
+                type: 'string',
+                pattern: '^[a-z]+$'
+              },
+              type: 'array'
+            }
+          }
+        ],
+        responses: {
+          '200': {
+            description: 'OK',
+            content: {
+              'application/json': {
+                schema: {
+                  type: 'object',
+                  properties: {
+                    test: {
+                      type: 'string'
+                    }
+                  },
+                  required: [
+                    'test'
+                  ]
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  components: {
+    schemas: {}
+  }
+});