diff --git a/lib/src/pretty_print.dart b/lib/src/pretty_print.dart
index 4c58f3c..1cbe139 100644
--- a/lib/src/pretty_print.dart
+++ b/lib/src/pretty_print.dart
@@ -107,8 +107,6 @@
           object == null ||
           defaultToString) {
         return value;
-      } else if (object is Type) {
-        return 'instance of `$object`';
       } else {
         return "${_typeName(object)}:$value";
       }
@@ -127,6 +125,7 @@
   // So we play safe here.
   try {
     if (x == null) return "null";
+    if (x is Type) return "Type";
     var type = x.runtimeType.toString();
     // TODO(nweiz): if the object's type is private, find a public superclass to
     // display once there's a portable API to do that.
diff --git a/test/pretty_print_test.dart b/test/pretty_print_test.dart
index 4872850..7c9c44b 100644
--- a/test/pretty_print_test.dart
+++ b/test/pretty_print_test.dart
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@
   });
 
   test('Type', () {
-    expect(prettyPrint(''.runtimeType), 'instance of `String`');
+    expect(prettyPrint(''.runtimeType), 'Type:<String>');
   });
 }