diff --git a/src/de/inetsoftware/jwebassembly/binary/BinaryModuleWriter.java b/src/de/inetsoftware/jwebassembly/binary/BinaryModuleWriter.java
index 15b7936..b694c1c 100644
--- a/src/de/inetsoftware/jwebassembly/binary/BinaryModuleWriter.java
+++ b/src/de/inetsoftware/jwebassembly/binary/BinaryModuleWriter.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import de.inetsoftware.jwebassembly.sourcemap.SourceMapWriter;
 import de.inetsoftware.jwebassembly.sourcemap.SourceMapping;
 import de.inetsoftware.jwebassembly.wasm.AnyType;
 import de.inetsoftware.jwebassembly.wasm.ArrayOperator;
+import de.inetsoftware.jwebassembly.wasm.ArrayType;
 import de.inetsoftware.jwebassembly.wasm.FunctionType;
 import de.inetsoftware.jwebassembly.wasm.MemoryOperator;
 import de.inetsoftware.jwebassembly.wasm.NamedStorageType;
@@ -1353,7 +1354,7 @@ public class BinaryModuleWriter extends ModuleWriter implements InstructionOpcod
      * {@inheritDoc}
      */
     @Override
-    protected void writeArrayOperator( @Nonnull ArrayOperator op, AnyType type ) throws IOException {
+    protected void writeArrayOperator( @Nonnull ArrayOperator op, ArrayType type ) throws IOException {
         int opCode;
         switch(op) {
             case NEW:
diff --git a/src/de/inetsoftware/jwebassembly/module/ModuleWriter.java b/src/de/inetsoftware/jwebassembly/module/ModuleWriter.java
index 46e8695..5601bdd 100644
--- a/src/de/inetsoftware/jwebassembly/module/ModuleWriter.java
+++ b/src/de/inetsoftware/jwebassembly/module/ModuleWriter.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 import de.inetsoftware.jwebassembly.module.TypeManager.StructType;
 import de.inetsoftware.jwebassembly.wasm.AnyType;
 import de.inetsoftware.jwebassembly.wasm.ArrayOperator;
+import de.inetsoftware.jwebassembly.wasm.ArrayType;
 import de.inetsoftware.jwebassembly.wasm.FunctionType;
 import de.inetsoftware.jwebassembly.wasm.MemoryOperator;
 import de.inetsoftware.jwebassembly.wasm.NamedStorageType;
@@ -304,11 +305,11 @@ public abstract class ModuleWriter implements Closeable {
      * @param op
      *            the operation
      * @param type
-     *            the resulting type
+     *            the type of the array
      * @throws IOException
      *             if any I/O error occur
      */
-    protected abstract void writeArrayOperator( @Nonnull ArrayOperator op, AnyType type ) throws IOException;
+    protected abstract void writeArrayOperator( @Nonnull ArrayOperator op, ArrayType type ) throws IOException;
 
     /**
      * Write a struct operation
diff --git a/src/de/inetsoftware/jwebassembly/module/WasmArrayInstruction.java b/src/de/inetsoftware/jwebassembly/module/WasmArrayInstruction.java
index c0349f9..4e01011 100644
--- a/src/de/inetsoftware/jwebassembly/module/WasmArrayInstruction.java
+++ b/src/de/inetsoftware/jwebassembly/module/WasmArrayInstruction.java
@@ -36,11 +36,13 @@ import de.inetsoftware.jwebassembly.wasm.ValueType;
  */
 class WasmArrayInstruction extends WasmInstruction {
 
-    private final ArrayOperator op;
+    private final ArrayOperator   op;
 
-    private final AnyType   type;
+    private final AnyType         type;
 
-    private final TypeManager types;
+    private final ArrayType       arrayType;
+
+    private final TypeManager     types;
 
     private SyntheticFunctionName functionName;
 
@@ -51,6 +53,8 @@ class WasmArrayInstruction extends WasmInstruction {
      *            the array operation
      * @param type
      *            the type of the parameters
+     * @param types
+     *            the type manager
      * @param javaCodePos
      *            the code position/offset in the Java method
      * @param lineNumber
@@ -61,6 +65,7 @@ class WasmArrayInstruction extends WasmInstruction {
         this.op = op;
         this.type = type;
         this.types = types;
+        this.arrayType = types.arrayType( type );
     }
 
     /**
@@ -100,7 +105,6 @@ class WasmArrayInstruction extends WasmInstruction {
                             cmd = "Object.seal(new Array(l).fill(null))";
                     }
                 }
-                ArrayType arrayType = types.arrayType( type );
                 functionName = new JavaScriptSyntheticFunctionName( "NonGC", "array_new_" + validJsName( type ), () -> {
                     // create the default values of a new type
                     return new StringBuilder( "(l)=>Object.seal({0:" ) // fix count of elements
@@ -150,7 +154,7 @@ class WasmArrayInstruction extends WasmInstruction {
         if( functionName != null ) { // nonGC
             writer.writeFunctionCall( functionName, null );
         } else {
-            writer.writeArrayOperator( op, type );
+            writer.writeArrayOperator( op, arrayType );
         }
     }
 
@@ -160,7 +164,7 @@ class WasmArrayInstruction extends WasmInstruction {
     AnyType getPushValueType() {
         switch( op ) {
             case NEW:
-                return types.arrayType( type );
+                return arrayType;
             case GET:
                 return type instanceof ValueType ? (ValueType)type : ValueType.externref;
             case SET:
diff --git a/src/de/inetsoftware/jwebassembly/text/TextModuleWriter.java b/src/de/inetsoftware/jwebassembly/text/TextModuleWriter.java
index 9ee55d3..b0d986e 100644
--- a/src/de/inetsoftware/jwebassembly/text/TextModuleWriter.java
+++ b/src/de/inetsoftware/jwebassembly/text/TextModuleWriter.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import de.inetsoftware.jwebassembly.module.WasmOptions;
 import de.inetsoftware.jwebassembly.module.WasmTarget;
 import de.inetsoftware.jwebassembly.wasm.AnyType;
 import de.inetsoftware.jwebassembly.wasm.ArrayOperator;
+import de.inetsoftware.jwebassembly.wasm.ArrayType;
 import de.inetsoftware.jwebassembly.wasm.FunctionType;
 import de.inetsoftware.jwebassembly.wasm.MemoryOperator;
 import de.inetsoftware.jwebassembly.wasm.NamedStorageType;
@@ -820,7 +821,7 @@ public class TextModuleWriter extends ModuleWriter {
      * {@inheritDoc}
      */
     @Override
-    protected void writeArrayOperator( @Nonnull ArrayOperator op, AnyType type ) throws IOException {
+    protected void writeArrayOperator( @Nonnull ArrayOperator op, ArrayType type ) throws IOException {
         String operation;
         switch( op ) {
             case NEW:
@@ -839,7 +840,7 @@ public class TextModuleWriter extends ModuleWriter {
                 throw new Error( "Unknown operator: " + op );
         }
         newline( methodOutput );
-        methodOutput.append( "array." ).append( operation ).append( ' ' ).append( type );
+        methodOutput.append( "array." ).append( operation ).append( ' ' ).append( normalizeName( type.toString() ) );
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/de/inetsoftware/jwebassembly/wasm/ArrayType.java b/src/de/inetsoftware/jwebassembly/wasm/ArrayType.java
index 4a306ab..70b8c12 100644
--- a/src/de/inetsoftware/jwebassembly/wasm/ArrayType.java
+++ b/src/de/inetsoftware/jwebassembly/wasm/ArrayType.java
@@ -121,13 +121,4 @@ public class ArrayType extends StructType {
     public boolean isSubTypeOf( AnyType type ) {
         return type == this || type == ValueType.externref;
     }
-
-    /**
-     * {@inheritDoc}
-     */
-    @Override
-    public String toString() {
-        // until there is a real type definition we will define write it as externref
-        return ValueType.externref.toString();
-    }
 }