diff --git a/src/Barryvdh/Reflection/DocBlock/Type/Collection.php b/src/Barryvdh/Reflection/DocBlock/Type/Collection.php
index 82d64fa5..ef43406f 100644
--- a/src/Barryvdh/Reflection/DocBlock/Type/Collection.php
+++ b/src/Barryvdh/Reflection/DocBlock/Type/Collection.php
@@ -210,7 +210,11 @@ protected function expand($type)
                 if ('' !== $namespace) {
                     $namespace .= self::OPERATOR_NAMESPACE;
                 }
-                return self::OPERATOR_NAMESPACE . $namespace . $type;
+                $with_name_space = self::OPERATOR_NAMESPACE . $namespace . $type;
+                if($this->shouldBeAbsolute($with_name_space)){
+                    return $with_name_space;
+                }
+                return $type;
             }
 
             if (strpos($type_parts[0], '::')) {