diff --git a/nac3artiq/src/codegen.rs b/nac3artiq/src/codegen.rs
index b63ee60c..809b7cc4 100644
--- a/nac3artiq/src/codegen.rs
+++ b/nac3artiq/src/codegen.rs
@@ -513,7 +513,9 @@ pub fn attributes_writeback<'ctx, 'a>(
             }
             let ty = ty.unwrap();
             match &*ctx.unifier.get_ty(ty) {
-                TypeEnum::TObj { fields, .. } => {
+                TypeEnum::TObj { fields, obj_id, .. }
+                    if *obj_id != ctx.primitives.option.get_obj_id(&ctx.unifier) =>
+                {
                     // we only care about primitive attributes
                     // for non-primitive attributes, they should be in another global
                     let mut attributes = Vec::new();