diff --git a/lslopt/lslbasefuncs.py b/lslopt/lslbasefuncs.py
index bf3c0dd..63dc88b 100644
--- a/lslopt/lslbasefuncs.py
+++ b/lslopt/lslbasefuncs.py
@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@ def llGetListEntryType(lst, pos):
     assert islist(lst)
     assert isinteger(pos)
     try:
-        return Types(lst[pos])
+        return Types[type(lst[pos])]
     except IndexError:
         return 0 # TYPE_INVALID
     except KeyError: