diff --git a/prolog/metta_lang/metta_types.pl b/prolog/metta_lang/metta_types.pl
index 60cc59dd6e..fab1a5f9ed 100755
--- a/prolog/metta_lang/metta_types.pl
+++ b/prolog/metta_lang/metta_types.pl
@@ -441,7 +441,8 @@
     % Ensure no repeated types using no_repeats_var/1.
     no_repeats_var(NoRepeatType),
     % Retrieve the type of the value.
-    get_type_each(Depth, Self, Val, Type), Type\=='',
+    call_nth(get_type_each(Depth, Self, Val, Type),Nth), Type\=='',
+    (Nth >1 -> Type\== 'Atom' ; true),
     % Ensure the type matches the expected no-repeat type.
     NoRepeatType = Type,
     Type = TypeO,
@@ -618,6 +619,7 @@
          trace_get_type(How, Type, gt(Val))),
         (trace_get_type('FAILED', '', gt(Val)), fail)).
 
+
 %!  get_type_cmpd_2nd_non_nil(+Depth, +Self, +Val, -Type, -How) is nondet.
 %
 %   Determines the type of a compound value, ensuring that if multiple types