diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0650278..48ce3bf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ Multicomplex numbers are a generalisation of complex numbers, recursively define
 ## TODO
 
 * FFT
-* The comparison `exp(0im1) == 1.` throws a TypeError
 
 
 ## useful links (notes to self for development)
diff --git a/src/base.jl b/src/base.jl
index 7d7487d..6143fb0 100644
--- a/src/base.jl
+++ b/src/base.jl
@@ -78,7 +78,10 @@ const im6 = Multicomplex{6}(SVector{64,Int8}(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
 ############################
 
 # cast real into defined multicomplex type:
-Multicomplex{T,N,C}(x::Real) where {T<:Real,N,C} = Multicomplex(convert(T,x))
+# Multicomplex{T,N,C}(x::Real) where {T<:Real,N,C} = Multicomplex(convert(T,x))
+Multicomplex{T,0,1}(x::Real) where {T<:Real} = Multicomplex(convert(T,x))
+Multicomplex{T,N,C}(x::Real) where {T<:Real,N,C} = Multicomplex{T,N,C}(convert(Multicomplex{T,0,1},x))
+
 # cast complex into defined multicomplex type:
 Multicomplex{T,1,2}(z::Complex) where {T<:Real} = Multicomplex(reim(convert(Complex{T}, z))...)
 Multicomplex{T,N,C}(z::Complex) where {T<:Real,N,C} = Multicomplex{T,N,C}(convert(Multicomplex{T,1,2},z))