diff --git a/src/appose/types.py b/src/appose/types.py
index 9d94eec..0de6bd4 100644
--- a/src/appose/types.py
+++ b/src/appose/types.py
@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@ def ndarray(self):
 
 
 def _appose_object_hook(obj: Dict):
-    type = obj.get("appose_type")
-    if type == "shm":
+    atype = obj.get("appose_type")
+    if atype == "shm":
         return SharedMemory(name=(obj["name"]), size=(obj["size"]))
-    elif type == "ndarray":
+    elif atype == "ndarray":
         return NDArray(obj["dtype"], obj["shape"], obj["shm"])
     else:
         return obj