diff --git a/src/Tempest/Reflection/src/TypeReflector.php b/src/Tempest/Reflection/src/TypeReflector.php
index 6c971036a..80708d84e 100644
--- a/src/Tempest/Reflection/src/TypeReflector.php
+++ b/src/Tempest/Reflection/src/TypeReflector.php
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public function __construct(
 
     public function asClass(): ClassReflector
     {
-        return new ClassReflector($this->definition);
+        return new ClassReflector($this->cleanDefinition);
     }
 
     public function equals(string|TypeReflector $type): bool
diff --git a/src/Tempest/Reflection/tests/ReflectionTypeTest.php b/src/Tempest/Reflection/tests/ReflectionTypeTest.php
index 83c60da21..b3c63dc17 100644
--- a/src/Tempest/Reflection/tests/ReflectionTypeTest.php
+++ b/src/Tempest/Reflection/tests/ReflectionTypeTest.php
@@ -39,4 +39,17 @@ public static function data(): Generator
         yield ['string', null, false];
         yield ['?string', null, true];
     }
+
+    public function test_as_class(): void
+    {
+        $this->assertSame(
+            expected: A::class,
+            actual: (new TypeReflector('Tempest\Reflection\Tests\Fixtures\A'))->asClass()->getName(),
+        );
+
+        $this->assertSame(
+            expected: A::class,
+            actual: (new TypeReflector('?Tempest\Reflection\Tests\Fixtures\A'))->asClass()->getName(),
+        );
+    }
 }