diff --git a/experimental/packages/sdk-logs/src/LogRecord.ts b/experimental/packages/sdk-logs/src/LogRecord.ts
index ed76d5eb07..8d8fae6168 100644
--- a/experimental/packages/sdk-logs/src/LogRecord.ts
+++ b/experimental/packages/sdk-logs/src/LogRecord.ts
@@ -114,18 +114,18 @@ export class LogRecord implements ReadableLogRecord {
     if (value === null) {
       return this;
     }
-    if (
-      typeof value === 'object' &&
-      !Array.isArray(value) &&
-      Object.keys(value).length > 0
-    ) {
-      this.attributes[key] = value;
-    }
     if (key.length === 0) {
       api.diag.warn(`Invalid attribute key: ${key}`);
       return this;
     }
-    if (!isAttributeValue(value)) {
+    if (
+      !isAttributeValue(value) &&
+      !(
+        typeof value === 'object' &&
+        !Array.isArray(value) &&
+        Object.keys(value).length > 0
+      )
+    ) {
       api.diag.warn(`Invalid attribute value set for key: ${key}`);
       return this;
     }
@@ -136,7 +136,11 @@ export class LogRecord implements ReadableLogRecord {
     ) {
       return this;
     }
-    this.attributes[key] = this._truncateToSize(value);
+    if (isAttributeValue(value)) {
+      this.attributes[key] = this._truncateToSize(value);
+    } else {
+      this.attributes[key] = value;
+    }
     return this;
   }
 
diff --git a/experimental/packages/sdk-logs/test/common/LogRecord.test.ts b/experimental/packages/sdk-logs/test/common/LogRecord.test.ts
index e32ab39838..8954a3520a 100644
--- a/experimental/packages/sdk-logs/test/common/LogRecord.test.ts
+++ b/experimental/packages/sdk-logs/test/common/LogRecord.test.ts
@@ -179,14 +179,34 @@ describe('LogRecord', () => {
       describe('when "attributeCountLimit" option defined', () => {
         const { logRecord } = setup({ attributeCountLimit: 100 });
         for (let i = 0; i < 150; i++) {
-          logRecord.setAttribute(`foo${i}`, `bar${i}`);
+          let attributeValue;
+          switch (i % 3) {
+            case 0: {
+              attributeValue = `bar${i}`;
+              break;
+            }
+            case 1: {
+              attributeValue = [`bar${i}`];
+              break;
+            }
+            case 2: {
+              attributeValue = {
+                bar: `bar${i}`,
+              };
+              break;
+            }
+            default: {
+              attributeValue = `bar${i}`;
+            }
+          }
+          logRecord.setAttribute(`foo${i}`, attributeValue);
         }
 
         it('should remove / drop all remaining values after the number of values exceeds this limit', () => {
           const { attributes } = logRecord;
           assert.strictEqual(Object.keys(attributes).length, 100);
           assert.strictEqual(attributes.foo0, 'bar0');
-          assert.strictEqual(attributes.foo99, 'bar99');
+          assert.deepStrictEqual(attributes.foo98, { bar: 'bar98' });
           assert.strictEqual(attributes.foo149, undefined);
         });
       });