diff --git a/fipy/variables/constraintMask.py b/fipy/variables/constraintMask.py
index 5655d0802b..2e86d8ea5d 100644
--- a/fipy/variables/constraintMask.py
+++ b/fipy/variables/constraintMask.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def __init__(self, var):
         def _calcValue(self):
             returnMask = numerix.zeros(self.shape, dtype=bool)    
             for constraint in self.var.constraints:
-                returnMask = returnMask | numerix.array(constraint.where)
+                returnMask = returnMask | numerix.asarray(constraint.where)
             return returnMask
 
     return _ConstraintMaskVariable(var)
diff --git a/fipy/variables/variable.py b/fipy/variables/variable.py
index 965deabcab..ffd2f138a4 100644
--- a/fipy/variables/variable.py
+++ b/fipy/variables/variable.py
@@ -999,6 +999,9 @@ def _execInline(self, comment=None):
 
             if resultShape == ():
                 argDict['result'] = numerix.reshape(argDict['result'], resultShape)
+                
+            if self.getsctype() == numerix.bool_:
+                argDict['result'] = numerix.asarray(argDict['result'], dtype=self.getsctype())
 
         return argDict['result']