diff --git a/brainunit/_base.py b/brainunit/_base.py
index c1ca3e7..47a4d0f 100644
--- a/brainunit/_base.py
+++ b/brainunit/_base.py
@@ -4468,7 +4468,7 @@ def new_f(*args, **kwds):
                     elif specific_unit == 1:
                         if isinstance(v, Quantity):
                             newkeyset[n] = v.to_decimal()
-                        elif isinstance(v, jax.typing.ArrayLike):
+                        elif isinstance(v, (jax.Array, np.ndarray, int, float, complex)):
                             newkeyset[n] = v
                         else:
                             specific_unit = jax.typing.ArrayLike
@@ -4502,7 +4502,7 @@ def new_f(*args, **kwds):
                 elif specific_unit == 1:
                     if isinstance(result, Quantity):
                         result = result.to_decimal()
-                    elif isinstance(result, jax.typing.ArrayLike):
+                    elif isinstance(result, (jax.Array, np.ndarray, int, float, complex)):
                         result = jnp.asarray(result)
                     else:
                         specific_unit = jax.typing.ArrayLike