diff --git a/accounts/abi/type.go b/accounts/abi/type.go
index 191c299557..ed3e33f395 100644
--- a/accounts/abi/type.go
+++ b/accounts/abi/type.go
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func NewType(t string) (typ Type, err error) {
 		// Altough we know that this is an array, we cannot return
 		// as we don't know the type of the element, however, if it
 		// is still an array, then don't determine the type.
-		if typ.Elem.IsArray {
+		if typ.Elem.IsArray || typ.Elem.IsSlice {
 			return typ, nil
 		}
 	}
@@ -117,7 +117,12 @@ func NewType(t string) (typ Type, err error) {
 		varSize = 256
 		t += "256"
 	}
-	typ.stringKind = t
+
+	// only set stringKind if not array or slice, as for those,
+	// the correct string type has been set
+	if !(typ.IsArray || typ.IsSlice) {
+		typ.stringKind = t
+	}
 
 	switch varType {
 	case "int":
diff --git a/accounts/abi/type_test.go b/accounts/abi/type_test.go
index bf776cf09d..1557c2a41b 100644
--- a/accounts/abi/type_test.go
+++ b/accounts/abi/type_test.go
@@ -34,17 +34,17 @@ func TestTypeRegexp(t *testing.T) {
 		{"int", Type{Kind: reflect.Ptr, Type: big_t, Size: 256, T: IntTy, stringKind: "int256"}},
 		{"int8", Type{Kind: reflect.Int8, Type: big_t, Size: 8, T: IntTy, stringKind: "int8"}},
 		{"int256", Type{Kind: reflect.Ptr, Type: big_t, Size: 256, T: IntTy, stringKind: "int256"}},
-		{"int[]", Type{IsSlice: true, SliceSize: -1, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.Ptr, Type: big_t, Size: 256, T: IntTy, stringKind: "int256"}, stringKind: "int256[]"}},
-		{"int[2]", Type{IsArray: true, SliceSize: 2, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.Ptr, Type: big_t, Size: 256, T: IntTy, stringKind: "int256"}, stringKind: "int256[2]"}},
-		{"int32[]", Type{IsSlice: true, SliceSize: -1, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.Int32, Type: big_t, Size: 32, T: IntTy, stringKind: "int32"}, stringKind: "int32[]"}},
-		{"int32[2]", Type{IsArray: true, SliceSize: 2, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.Int32, Type: big_t, Size: 32, T: IntTy, stringKind: "int32"}, stringKind: "int32[2]"}},
+		{"int[]", Type{IsSlice: true, SliceSize: -1, Kind: reflect.Ptr, Type: big_t, Size: 256, T: IntTy, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.Ptr, Type: big_t, Size: 256, T: IntTy, stringKind: "int256"}, stringKind: "int256[]"}},
+		{"int[2]", Type{IsArray: true, SliceSize: 2, Kind: reflect.Ptr, Type: big_t, Size: 256, T: IntTy, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.Ptr, Type: big_t, Size: 256, T: IntTy, stringKind: "int256"}, stringKind: "int256[2]"}},
+		{"int32[]", Type{IsSlice: true, SliceSize: -1, Kind: reflect.Int32, Type: big_t, Size: 32, T: IntTy, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.Int32, Type: big_t, Size: 32, T: IntTy, stringKind: "int32"}, stringKind: "int32[]"}},
+		{"int32[2]", Type{IsArray: true, SliceSize: 2, Kind: reflect.Int32, Type: big_t, Size: 32, T: IntTy, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.Int32, Type: big_t, Size: 32, T: IntTy, stringKind: "int32"}, stringKind: "int32[2]"}},
 		{"uint", Type{Kind: reflect.Ptr, Type: ubig_t, Size: 256, T: UintTy, stringKind: "uint256"}},
 		{"uint8", Type{Kind: reflect.Uint8, Type: ubig_t, Size: 8, T: UintTy, stringKind: "uint8"}},
 		{"uint256", Type{Kind: reflect.Ptr, Type: ubig_t, Size: 256, T: UintTy, stringKind: "uint256"}},
-		{"uint[]", Type{IsSlice: true, SliceSize: -1, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.Ptr, Type: ubig_t, Size: 256, T: UintTy, stringKind: "uint256"}, stringKind: "uint256[]"}},
-		{"uint[2]", Type{IsArray: true, SliceSize: 2, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.Ptr, Type: ubig_t, Size: 256, T: UintTy, stringKind: "uint256"}, stringKind: "uint256[2]"}},
-		{"uint32[]", Type{IsSlice: true, SliceSize: -1, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.Uint32, Type: big_t, Size: 32, T: UintTy, stringKind: "uint32"}, stringKind: "uint32[]"}},
-		{"uint32[2]", Type{IsArray: true, SliceSize: 2, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.Uint32, Type: big_t, Size: 32, T: UintTy, stringKind: "uint32"}, stringKind: "uint32[2]"}},
+		{"uint[]", Type{IsSlice: true, SliceSize: -1, Kind: reflect.Ptr, Type: ubig_t, Size: 256, T: UintTy, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.Ptr, Type: ubig_t, Size: 256, T: UintTy, stringKind: "uint256"}, stringKind: "uint256[]"}},
+		{"uint[2]", Type{IsArray: true, SliceSize: 2, Kind: reflect.Ptr, Type: ubig_t, Size: 256, T: UintTy, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.Ptr, Type: ubig_t, Size: 256, T: UintTy, stringKind: "uint256"}, stringKind: "uint256[2]"}},
+		{"uint32[]", Type{IsSlice: true, SliceSize: -1, Kind: reflect.Uint32, Type: ubig_t, Size: 32, T: UintTy, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.Uint32, Type: big_t, Size: 32, T: UintTy, stringKind: "uint32"}, stringKind: "uint32[]"}},
+		{"uint32[2]", Type{IsArray: true, SliceSize: 2, Kind: reflect.Uint32, Type: ubig_t, Size: 32, T: UintTy, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.Uint32, Type: big_t, Size: 32, T: UintTy, stringKind: "uint32"}, stringKind: "uint32[2]"}},
 		{"bytes", Type{IsSlice: true, SliceSize: -1, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.Uint8, Type: ubig_t, Size: 8, T: UintTy, stringKind: "uint8"}, T: BytesTy, stringKind: "bytes"}},
 		{"bytes32", Type{IsArray: true, SliceSize: 32, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.Uint8, Type: ubig_t, Size: 8, T: UintTy, stringKind: "uint8"}, T: FixedBytesTy, stringKind: "bytes32"}},
 		{"bytes[]", Type{IsSlice: true, SliceSize: -1, Elem: &Type{IsSlice: true, SliceSize: -1, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.Uint8, Type: ubig_t, Size: 8, T: UintTy, stringKind: "uint8"}, T: BytesTy, stringKind: "bytes"}, stringKind: "bytes[]"}},
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ func TestTypeRegexp(t *testing.T) {
 		{"bytes32[]", Type{IsSlice: true, SliceSize: -1, Elem: &Type{IsArray: true, SliceSize: 32, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.Uint8, Type: ubig_t, Size: 8, T: UintTy, stringKind: "uint8"}, T: FixedBytesTy, stringKind: "bytes32"}, stringKind: "bytes32[]"}},
 		{"bytes32[2]", Type{IsArray: true, SliceSize: 2, Elem: &Type{IsArray: true, SliceSize: 32, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.Uint8, Type: ubig_t, Size: 8, T: UintTy, stringKind: "uint8"}, T: FixedBytesTy, stringKind: "bytes32"}, stringKind: "bytes32[2]"}},
 		{"string", Type{Kind: reflect.String, Size: -1, T: StringTy, stringKind: "string"}},
-		{"string[]", Type{IsSlice: true, SliceSize: -1, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.String, Size: -1, T: StringTy, stringKind: "string"}, stringKind: "string[]"}},
-		{"string[2]", Type{IsArray: true, SliceSize: 2, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.String, Size: -1, T: StringTy, stringKind: "string"}, stringKind: "string[2]"}},
+		{"string[]", Type{IsSlice: true, SliceSize: -1, Kind: reflect.String, T: StringTy, Size: -1, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.String, T: StringTy, Size: -1, stringKind: "string"}, stringKind: "string[]"}},
+		{"string[2]", Type{IsArray: true, SliceSize: 2, Kind: reflect.String, T: StringTy, Size: -1, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.String, T: StringTy, Size: -1, stringKind: "string"}, stringKind: "string[2]"}},
 		{"address", Type{Kind: reflect.Array, Type: address_t, Size: 20, T: AddressTy, stringKind: "address"}},
-		{"address[]", Type{IsSlice: true, SliceSize: -1, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.Array, Type: address_t, Size: 20, T: AddressTy, stringKind: "address"}, stringKind: "address[]"}},
-		{"address[2]", Type{IsArray: true, SliceSize: 2, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.Array, Type: address_t, Size: 20, T: AddressTy, stringKind: "address"}, stringKind: "address[2]"}},
+		{"address[]", Type{IsSlice: true, SliceSize: -1,Kind: reflect.Array, Type:address_t, T: AddressTy, Size:20, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.Array, Type: address_t, Size: 20, T: AddressTy, stringKind: "address"}, stringKind: "address[]"}},
+		{"address[2]", Type{IsArray: true, SliceSize: 2,Kind: reflect.Array, Type:address_t, T: AddressTy, Size:20, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.Array, Type: address_t, Size: 20, T: AddressTy, stringKind: "address"}, stringKind: "address[2]"}},
 
 		// TODO when fixed types are implemented properly
 		// {"fixed", Type{}},