diff --git a/python_src/lasp/lasp_config.py b/python_src/lasp/lasp_config.py
index 24074e4..de94229 100644
--- a/python_src/lasp/lasp_config.py
+++ b/python_src/lasp/lasp_config.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from .lasp_cpp import LASP_DOUBLE_PRECISION
 
 if LASP_DOUBLE_PRECISION:
     LASP_NUMPY_FLOAT_TYPE = np.float64
-    LASP_NUMPY_COMPLEX_TYPE = np.float128
+    LASP_NUMPY_COMPLEX_TYPE = np.complex128
 else:
     LASP_NUMPY_FLOAT_TYPE = np.float32
     LASP_NUMPY_COMPLEX_TYPE = np.float64