diff --git a/src/numeric.cpp b/src/numeric.cpp
index 698604d0..3e64e141 100644
--- a/src/numeric.cpp
+++ b/src/numeric.cpp
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ namespace aux
         , bool savespace
         , object typecode)
   {
-      return attr("array")(buffer, type, shape, copy, savespace, typecode);
+      return attr("factory")(buffer, type, shape, copy, savespace, typecode);
   }
 
   object array_base::getflat() const
diff --git a/test/numpy.py b/test/numpy.py
index e95bac88..6f186c59 100644
--- a/test/numpy.py
+++ b/test/numpy.py
@@ -87,11 +87,11 @@ def _numarray_tests():
     >>> check(y);
     >>> check(y.type());
 
-    >>> check(y.array((1.2, 3.4)));
-    >>> check(y.array((1.2, 3.4), "Double"));
-    >>> check(y.array((1.2, 3.4), "Double", (1,2,1)));
-    >>> check(y.array((1.2, 3.4), "Double", (2,1,1), false));
-    >>> check(y.array((1.2, 3.4), "Double", (2,), true, true));
+    >>> check(y.factory((1.2, 3.4)));
+    >>> check(y.factory((1.2, 3.4), "Double"));
+    >>> check(y.factory((1.2, 3.4), "Double", (1,2,1)));
+    >>> check(y.factory((1.2, 3.4), "Double", (2,1,1), false));
+    >>> check(y.factory((1.2, 3.4), "Double", (2,), true, true));
     
     >>> p.results
     []