diff --git a/nac3artiq/src/lib.rs b/nac3artiq/src/lib.rs
index bf5aad1d..d6ed943f 100644
--- a/nac3artiq/src/lib.rs
+++ b/nac3artiq/src/lib.rs
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ pub struct PrimitivePythonId {
     uint32: u64,
     uint64: u64,
     float: u64,
+    float64: u64,
     bool: u64,
     list: u64,
     tuple: u64,
@@ -397,6 +398,7 @@ impl Nac3 {
             uint64: get_attr_id(numpy_mod, "uint64"),
             bool: get_attr_id(builtins_mod, "bool"),
             float: get_attr_id(builtins_mod, "float"),
+            float64: get_attr_id(numpy_mod, "float64"),
             list: get_attr_id(builtins_mod, "list"),
             tuple: get_attr_id(builtins_mod, "tuple"),
             exception: get_attr_id(builtins_mod, "Exception"),
diff --git a/nac3artiq/src/symbol_resolver.rs b/nac3artiq/src/symbol_resolver.rs
index 609de2c3..a581ef84 100644
--- a/nac3artiq/src/symbol_resolver.rs
+++ b/nac3artiq/src/symbol_resolver.rs
@@ -302,6 +302,8 @@ impl InnerResolver {
             Ok(Ok((primitives.bool, true)))
         } else if ty_id == self.primitive_ids.float {
             Ok(Ok((primitives.float, true)))
+        } else if ty_id == self.primitive_ids.float64 {
+            Ok(Ok((primitives.float, true)))
         } else if ty_id == self.primitive_ids.exception {
             Ok(Ok((primitives.exception, true)))
         } else if ty_id == self.primitive_ids.list {
@@ -755,7 +757,7 @@ impl InnerResolver {
                     format!("{} is not in the range of bool", obj)))?;
             self.id_to_primitive.write().insert(id, PrimitiveValue::Bool(val));
             Ok(Some(ctx.ctx.bool_type().const_int(val as u64, false).into()))
-        } else if ty_id == self.primitive_ids.float {
+        } else if ty_id == self.primitive_ids.float || ty_id == self.primitive_ids.float64 {
             let val: f64 = obj.extract().map_err(|_| super::CompileError::new_err(
                     format!("{} is not in the range of float64", obj)))?;
             self.id_to_primitive.write().insert(id, PrimitiveValue::F64(val));
@@ -985,7 +987,7 @@ impl InnerResolver {
         } else if ty_id == self.primitive_ids.bool {
             let val: bool = obj.extract()?;
             Ok(SymbolValue::Bool(val))
-        } else if ty_id == self.primitive_ids.float {
+        } else if ty_id == self.primitive_ids.float || ty_id == self.primitive_ids.float64 {
             let val: f64 = obj.extract()?;
             Ok(SymbolValue::Double(val))
         } else if ty_id == self.primitive_ids.tuple {