diff --git a/nac3artiq/src/symbol_resolver.rs b/nac3artiq/src/symbol_resolver.rs
index 4021a560f..32c0f9d80 100644
--- a/nac3artiq/src/symbol_resolver.rs
+++ b/nac3artiq/src/symbol_resolver.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use nac3core::{
     toplevel::{
         DefinitionId, 
         helper::PRIMITIVE_DEF_IDS, 
-        numpy::{make_ndarray_ty, unpack_ndarray_tvars},
+        numpy::{make_ndarray_ty, unpack_ndarray_var_tys},
         TopLevelDef,
     },
     typecheck::{
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ impl InnerResolver {
                 }
             }
             (TypeEnum::TObj { obj_id, .. }, false) if *obj_id == PRIMITIVE_DEF_IDS.ndarray => {
-                let (ty, ndims) = unpack_ndarray_tvars(unifier, extracted_ty);
+                let (ty, ndims) = unpack_ndarray_var_tys(unifier, extracted_ty);
                 let len: usize = self.helper.len_fn.call1(py, (obj,))?.extract(py)?;
                 if len == 0 {
                     assert!(matches!(
diff --git a/nac3core/src/codegen/mod.rs b/nac3core/src/codegen/mod.rs
index c528eabca..c07185eb8 100644
--- a/nac3core/src/codegen/mod.rs
+++ b/nac3core/src/codegen/mod.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use crate::{
     symbol_resolver::{StaticValue, SymbolResolver},
     toplevel::{
         helper::PRIMITIVE_DEF_IDS, 
-        numpy::unpack_ndarray_tvars, 
+        numpy::unpack_ndarray_var_tys, 
         TopLevelContext, 
         TopLevelDef,
     },
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ fn get_llvm_type<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
 
                         TObj { obj_id, .. } if *obj_id == PRIMITIVE_DEF_IDS.ndarray => {
                             let llvm_usize = generator.get_size_type(ctx);
-                            let (dtype, _) = unpack_ndarray_tvars(unifier, ty);
+                            let (dtype, _) = unpack_ndarray_var_tys(unifier, ty);
                             let element_type = get_llvm_type(
                                 ctx, 
                                 module, 
diff --git a/nac3core/src/codegen/numpy.rs b/nac3core/src/codegen/numpy.rs
index 4cc840708..bb05ef905 100644
--- a/nac3core/src/codegen/numpy.rs
+++ b/nac3core/src/codegen/numpy.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ use crate::{
     symbol_resolver::ValueEnum,
     toplevel::{
         DefinitionId,
-        numpy::{make_ndarray_ty, unpack_ndarray_tvars},
+        numpy::{make_ndarray_ty, unpack_ndarray_var_tys},
     },
     typecheck::typedef::{FunSignature, Type},
 };
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ pub fn gen_ndarray_copy<'ctx>(
     let llvm_usize = generator.get_size_type(context.ctx);
 
     let this_ty = obj.as_ref().unwrap().0;
-    let (this_elem_ty, _) = unpack_ndarray_tvars(&mut context.unifier, this_ty);
+    let (this_elem_ty, _) = unpack_ndarray_var_tys(&mut context.unifier, this_ty);
     let this_arg = obj
         .as_ref()
         .unwrap()
diff --git a/nac3core/src/codegen/stmt.rs b/nac3core/src/codegen/stmt.rs
index 61018a315..1e0ab2cd1 100644
--- a/nac3core/src/codegen/stmt.rs
+++ b/nac3core/src/codegen/stmt.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use crate::{
     toplevel::{
         DefinitionId,
         helper::PRIMITIVE_DEF_IDS,
-        numpy::unpack_ndarray_tvars,
+        numpy::unpack_ndarray_var_tys,
         TopLevelDef,
     },
     typecheck::typedef::{FunSignature, Type, TypeEnum},
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ pub fn gen_assign<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator>(
             let ty = match &*ctx.unifier.get_ty_immutable(target.custom.unwrap()) {
                 TypeEnum::TList { ty } => *ty,
                 TypeEnum::TObj { obj_id, .. } if *obj_id == PRIMITIVE_DEF_IDS.ndarray => {
-                    unpack_ndarray_tvars(&mut ctx.unifier, target.custom.unwrap()).0
+                    unpack_ndarray_var_tys(&mut ctx.unifier, target.custom.unwrap()).0
                 }
                 _ => unreachable!(),
             };
diff --git a/nac3core/src/toplevel/numpy.rs b/nac3core/src/toplevel/numpy.rs
index d3225192e..aee090485 100644
--- a/nac3core/src/toplevel/numpy.rs
+++ b/nac3core/src/toplevel/numpy.rs
@@ -19,13 +19,30 @@ pub fn make_ndarray_ty(
     dtype: Option<Type>,
     ndims: Option<Type>,
 ) -> Type {
-    let ndarray = primitives.ndarray;
+    subst_ndarray_tvars(unifier, primitives.ndarray, dtype, ndims)
+}
 
+/// Substitutes type variables in `ndarray`.
+///
+/// * `dtype` - The element type of the `ndarray`, or [`None`] if the type variable is not
+/// specialized.
+/// * `ndims` - The number of dimensions of the `ndarray`, or [`None`] if the type variable is not
+/// specialized.
+pub fn subst_ndarray_tvars(
+    unifier: &mut Unifier,
+    ndarray: Type,
+    dtype: Option<Type>,
+    ndims: Option<Type>,
+) -> Type {
     let TypeEnum::TObj { obj_id, params, .. } = &*unifier.get_ty_immutable(ndarray) else {
         panic!("Expected `ndarray` to be TObj, but got {}", unifier.stringify(ndarray))
     };
     debug_assert_eq!(*obj_id, PRIMITIVE_DEF_IDS.ndarray);
 
+    if dtype.is_none() && ndims.is_none() {
+        return ndarray
+    }
+
     let tvar_ids = params.iter()
         .map(|(obj_id, _)| *obj_id)
         .collect_vec();
@@ -42,12 +59,10 @@ pub fn make_ndarray_ty(
     unifier.subst(ndarray, &tvar_subst).unwrap_or(ndarray)
 }
 
-/// Unpacks the type variables of `ndarray` into a tuple. The elements of the tuple corresponds to
-/// `dtype` (the element type) and `ndims` (the number of dimensions) of the `ndarray` respectively.
-pub fn unpack_ndarray_tvars(
+fn unpack_ndarray_tvars(
     unifier: &mut Unifier,
     ndarray: Type,
-) -> (Type, Type) {
+) -> Vec<(u32, Type)> {
     let TypeEnum::TObj { obj_id, params, .. } = &*unifier.get_ty_immutable(ndarray) else {
         panic!("Expected `ndarray` to be TObj, but got {}", unifier.stringify(ndarray))
     };
@@ -56,7 +71,33 @@ pub fn unpack_ndarray_tvars(
 
     params.iter()
         .sorted_by_key(|(obj_id, _)| *obj_id)
-        .map(|(_, ty)| *ty)
+        .map(|(var_id, ty)| (*var_id, *ty))
+        .collect_vec()
+}
+
+/// Unpacks the type variable IDs of `ndarray` into a tuple. The elements of the tuple corresponds 
+/// to `dtype` (the element type) and `ndims` (the number of dimensions) of the `ndarray` 
+/// respectively.
+pub fn unpack_ndarray_var_ids(
+    unifier: &mut Unifier,
+    ndarray: Type,
+) -> (u32, u32) {
+    unpack_ndarray_tvars(unifier, ndarray)
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(|v| v.0)
+        .collect_tuple()
+        .unwrap()
+}
+
+/// Unpacks the type variables of `ndarray` into a tuple. The elements of the tuple corresponds to
+/// `dtype` (the element type) and `ndims` (the number of dimensions) of the `ndarray` respectively.
+pub fn unpack_ndarray_var_tys(
+    unifier: &mut Unifier,
+    ndarray: Type,
+) -> (Type, Type) {
+    unpack_ndarray_tvars(unifier, ndarray)
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(|v| v.1)
         .collect_tuple()
         .unwrap()
 }
diff --git a/nac3core/src/typecheck/type_inferencer/mod.rs b/nac3core/src/typecheck/type_inferencer/mod.rs
index f1f2a5a2d..5fb89e0b2 100644
--- a/nac3core/src/typecheck/type_inferencer/mod.rs
+++ b/nac3core/src/typecheck/type_inferencer/mod.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use crate::{
     symbol_resolver::{SymbolResolver, SymbolValue}, 
     toplevel::{
         helper::PRIMITIVE_DEF_IDS,
-        numpy::{make_ndarray_ty, unpack_ndarray_tvars},
+        numpy::{make_ndarray_ty, unpack_ndarray_var_tys},
         TopLevelContext,
     },
 };
@@ -1344,7 +1344,7 @@ impl<'a> Inferencer<'a> {
                 let list_like_ty = match &*self.unifier.get_ty(value.custom.unwrap()) {
                     TypeEnum::TList { .. } => self.unifier.add_ty(TypeEnum::TList { ty }),
                     TypeEnum::TObj { obj_id, .. } if *obj_id == PRIMITIVE_DEF_IDS.ndarray => {
-                        let (_, ndims) = unpack_ndarray_tvars(self.unifier, value.custom.unwrap());
+                        let (_, ndims) = unpack_ndarray_var_tys(self.unifier, value.custom.unwrap());
 
                         make_ndarray_ty(self.unifier, self.primitives, Some(ty), Some(ndims))
                     }
@@ -1357,7 +1357,7 @@ impl<'a> Inferencer<'a> {
             ExprKind::Constant { value: ast::Constant::Int(val), .. } => {
                 match &*self.unifier.get_ty(value.custom.unwrap()) {
                     TypeEnum::TObj { obj_id, .. } if *obj_id == PRIMITIVE_DEF_IDS.ndarray => {
-                        let (_, ndims) = unpack_ndarray_tvars(self.unifier, value.custom.unwrap());
+                        let (_, ndims) = unpack_ndarray_var_tys(self.unifier, value.custom.unwrap());
                         self.infer_subscript_ndarray(value, ty, ndims)
                     }
                     _ => {
@@ -1389,7 +1389,7 @@ impl<'a> Inferencer<'a> {
                         Ok(ty)
                     }
                     TypeEnum::TObj { obj_id, .. } if *obj_id == PRIMITIVE_DEF_IDS.ndarray => {
-                        let (_, ndims) = unpack_ndarray_tvars(self.unifier, value.custom.unwrap());
+                        let (_, ndims) = unpack_ndarray_var_tys(self.unifier, value.custom.unwrap());
 
                         let valid_index_tys = [
                             self.primitives.int32,