diff --git a/src/compiler.rs b/src/compiler.rs
index 49f6eda..eeb5caf 100644
--- a/src/compiler.rs
+++ b/src/compiler.rs
@@ -513,7 +513,16 @@ impl Compiler {
         // simple interning - try to find a constant that is exactly equal to this one and just
         // return its value instead
         for (index, interned) in self.constants.iter().enumerate() {
-            if constant.borrow().equals(&*interned.borrow()) {
+            // check if the two objects are the same type. If they are not, this can cause an
+            // interesting bug where two objects that are different types are considered equal. The
+            // best example is a Float(1.0) and Int(1) are considered equal.
+            if constant
+                .borrow()
+                .ty()
+                .borrow()
+                .equals(&*interned.borrow().ty().borrow())
+                && constant.borrow().equals(&*interned.borrow())
+            {
                 return Ok(index as ConstantId);
             }
         }