diff --git a/jsonld.php b/jsonld.php
index 000f338..65c8d2b 100644
--- a/jsonld.php
+++ b/jsonld.php
@@ -2152,12 +2152,9 @@ class JsonLdProcessor {
 
     // special-case expand @id and @type (skips '@id' expansion)
     $prop = $this->_expandTerm($ctx, $property);
-    if($prop === '@id') {
+    if($prop === '@id' || $prop === '@type') {
       $rval = $this->_expandTerm($ctx, $value, $base);
     }
-    else if($prop === '@type') {
-      $rval = $this->_expandTerm($ctx, $value);
-    }
     else {
       // get type definition from context
       $type = self::getContextValue($ctx, $property, '@type');