diff --git a/slither/utils/expression_manipulations.py b/slither/utils/expression_manipulations.py
index 753778be9..75d97042c 100644
--- a/slither/utils/expression_manipulations.py
+++ b/slither/utils/expression_manipulations.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from slither.core.expressions.new_array import NewArray
 from slither.core.expressions.new_contract import NewContract
 from slither.core.expressions.tuple_expression import TupleExpression
 from slither.core.expressions.type_conversion import TypeConversion
-
+from slither.core.expressions.new_elementary_type import NewElementaryType
 
 # pylint: disable=protected-access
 def f_expressions(
@@ -100,7 +100,14 @@ class SplitTernaryExpression:
 
         if isinstance(
             expression,
-            (Literal, Identifier, NewArray, NewContract, ElementaryTypeNameExpression),
+            (
+                Literal,
+                Identifier,
+                NewArray,
+                NewContract,
+                ElementaryTypeNameExpression,
+                NewElementaryType,
+            ),
         ):
             return
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/slithir/test_data/ternary_expressions.sol b/tests/unit/slithir/test_data/ternary_expressions.sol
index c73a2b6b3..ebfb96e80 100644
--- a/tests/unit/slithir/test_data/ternary_expressions.sol
+++ b/tests/unit/slithir/test_data/ternary_expressions.sol
@@ -49,4 +49,8 @@ contract C {
             myIntegers[cond ? a : b]
         );
     }
+    
+    function i(bool cond) public {
+        bytes memory a = new bytes(cond ? 1 : 2);
+    }
 }