diff --git a/lib/metaprogramming.nom b/lib/metaprogramming.nom
index 408726c..b26deb4 100644
--- a/lib/metaprogramming.nom
+++ b/lib/metaprogramming.nom
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ rule [%tree as value] =:
     lua expr "nomsu:tree_to_value(\(%tree), vars)"
 compile [repr %obj] to:
     "nomsu:repr(\(%obj as lua))"
-compile [type %obj] to:
+compile [type %obj, type of %obj] to:
     "type(\(%obj as lua))"
 
 parse [lua block %block] as: lua code ".."