--- sm/object.c.orig	Sat Dec  4 08:21:00 2004
+++ sm/object.c	Sat Dec  4 08:21:42 2004
@@ -167,6 +167,9 @@
     if (ot != NULL)
       *ot = osf->type; 
 
+    if (type == os_type_UNKNOWN)
+      type = osf->type;
+
     switch(type) {
         case os_type_BOOLEAN:
         case os_type_INTEGER: