diff --git a/py/runtime.c b/py/runtime.c
index 9d41f05..7034ce1 100644
--- a/py/runtime.c
+++ b/py/runtime.c
@@ -92,13 +92,13 @@
     // built-in types
     { MP_QSTR_bool, (mp_obj_t)&bool_type },
 #if MICROPY_ENABLE_FLOAT
-    { MP_QSTR_complex, (mp_obj_t)&complex_type },
+    { MP_QSTR_complex, (mp_obj_t)&mp_type_complex },
 #endif
     { MP_QSTR_dict, (mp_obj_t)&dict_type },
     { MP_QSTR_enumerate, (mp_obj_t)&enumerate_type },
     { MP_QSTR_filter, (mp_obj_t)&filter_type },
 #if MICROPY_ENABLE_FLOAT
-    { MP_QSTR_float, (mp_obj_t)&float_type },
+    { MP_QSTR_float, (mp_obj_t)&mp_type_float },
 #endif
     { MP_QSTR_int, (mp_obj_t)&int_type },
     { MP_QSTR_list, (mp_obj_t)&list_type },
@@ -203,7 +203,9 @@
     //sys_path = mp_obj_new_list(0, NULL);
     //rt_store_attr(m_sys, MP_QSTR_path, sys_path);
 
-    mp_module_micropython_init();
+    // we pre-import the micropython module
+    // probably shouldn't do this, so we are compatible with CPython
+    rt_store_name(MP_QSTR_micropython, (mp_obj_t)&mp_module_micropython);
 
     // TODO: wastes one mp_code_t structure in mem
     next_unique_code_id = 1; // 0 indicates "no code"
@@ -586,9 +588,9 @@
             }
             return mp_obj_new_int(lhs_val);
 #if MICROPY_ENABLE_FLOAT
-        } else if (MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(rhs, &float_type)) {
+        } else if (MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(rhs, &mp_type_float)) {
             return mp_obj_float_binary_op(op, lhs_val, rhs);
-        } else if (MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(rhs, &complex_type)) {
+        } else if (MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(rhs, &mp_type_complex)) {
             return mp_obj_complex_binary_op(op, lhs_val, 0, rhs);
 #endif
         }