diff --git a/test/test_results.py b/test/test_results.py
index fb786997..a8ed7ae0 100644
--- a/test/test_results.py
+++ b/test/test_results.py
@@ -119,8 +119,13 @@ class TestExtractorResults(unittest.TestCase):
                 self._test_kwdict(value, test)
             elif isinstance(test, type):
                 self.assertIsInstance(value, test, msg=key)
-            elif isinstance(test, str) and test.startswith("re:"):
-                self.assertRegex(value, test[3:], msg=key)
+            elif isinstance(test, str):
+                if test.startswith("re:"):
+                    self.assertRegex(value, test[3:], msg=key)
+                elif test.startswith("type:"):
+                    self.assertEqual(type(value).__name__, test[5:], msg=key)
+                else:
+                    self.assertEqual(value, test, msg=key)
             else:
                 self.assertEqual(value, test, msg=key)