diff --git a/tests/test_more.py b/tests/test_more.py
index 30e5a6a..440c1be 100644
--- a/tests/test_more.py
+++ b/tests/test_more.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import ast
 from collections.abc import Mapping
 
 from unification import var
@@ -29,6 +30,14 @@ def test_unify_object():
     assert stream_eval(_unify_object(Foo(1, 2), Foo(1, x), {})) == {x: 2}
 
 
+def test_unify_nonstandard_object():
+    _unify.add((ast.AST, ast.AST, Mapping), _unify_object)
+    x = var()
+    assert unify(ast.Num(n=1), ast.Num(n=1), {}) == {}
+    assert unify(ast.Num(n=1), ast.Num(n=2), {}) is False
+    assert unify(ast.Num(n=1), ast.Num(n=x), {}) == {x: 1}
+
+
 def test_reify_object():
     x = var()
     obj = stream_eval(_reify_object(Foo(1, x), {x: 4}))
@@ -39,6 +48,14 @@ def test_reify_object():
     assert stream_eval(_reify_object(f, {})) is f
 
 
+def test_reify_nonstandard_object():
+    _reify.add((ast.AST, Mapping), _reify_object)
+    x = var()
+    assert reify(ast.Num(n=1), {}).n == 1
+    assert reify(ast.Num(n=x), {}).n == x
+    assert reify(ast.Num(n=x), {x: 2}).n == 2
+
+
 def test_reify_slots():
     class SlotsObject(object):
         __slots__ = ["myattr"]
diff --git a/unification/more.py b/unification/more.py
index 0922284..071e638 100644
--- a/unification/more.py
+++ b/unification/more.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def _reify_object(o, s):
 
 
 def _reify_object_dict(o, s):
-    obj = object.__new__(type(o))
+    obj = type(o).__new__(type(o))
 
     d = yield _reify(o.__dict__, s)