diff --git a/slither/utils/expression_manipulations.py b/slither/utils/expression_manipulations.py
index 24d43299b..1a300c39b 100644
--- a/slither/utils/expression_manipulations.py
+++ b/slither/utils/expression_manipulations.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from slither.core.expressions.assignment_operation import AssignmentOperation
 from slither.core.expressions.binary_operation import BinaryOperation
 from slither.core.expressions.call_expression import CallExpression
 from slither.core.expressions.conditional_expression import ConditionalExpression
+from slither.core.expressions.elementary_type_name_expression import ElementaryTypeNameExpression
 from slither.core.expressions.expression import Expression
 from slither.core.expressions.identifier import Identifier
 from slither.core.expressions.index_access import IndexAccess
@@ -80,7 +81,10 @@ class SplitTernaryExpression:
         if isinstance(expression, ConditionalExpression):
             raise SlitherException("Nested ternary operator not handled")
 
-        if isinstance(expression, (Literal, Identifier, IndexAccess, NewArray, NewContract)):
+        if isinstance(
+            expression,
+            (Literal, Identifier, IndexAccess, NewArray, NewContract, ElementaryTypeNameExpression),
+        ):
             return
 
         # case of lib