diff --git a/src/pluginplay/detail_/submodule_request_pimpl.ipp b/src/pluginplay/detail_/submodule_request_pimpl.ipp
index c00ec8f9..0d8093e9 100644
--- a/src/pluginplay/detail_/submodule_request_pimpl.ipp
+++ b/src/pluginplay/detail_/submodule_request_pimpl.ipp
@@ -48,11 +48,25 @@ bool SubmoduleRequestPIMPL::satisfies_property_type(rtti_type type) {
 inline void SubmoduleRequestPIMPL::set_module(module_ptr ptr) {
     if(!ptr) throw std::runtime_error("Pointer does not contain a module");
     // Type will check that a property type was set
-    if(ptr->property_types().count(type()) == 0) {
+    bool suitable = (ptr->property_types().count(type()) > 0);
+
+    // Work around for libc++ typeid inconsistency in Python
+    if(!suitable) {
+        for(const auto& property_type_info : ptr->property_types()) {
+            if(type().name() == property_type_info.name() ||
+               std::strcmp(type().name(), property_type_info.name()) == 0) {
+                suitable = true;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if(!suitable) {
         std::string msg("Module does not satisfy property type: ");
         msg += utilities::printing::Demangler::demangle(type());
         throw std::runtime_error(msg);
     }
+
     m_module_ = ptr;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/pluginplay/module/module.cpp b/src/pluginplay/module/module.cpp
index 650ede77..f5090342 100644
--- a/src/pluginplay/module/module.cpp
+++ b/src/pluginplay/module/module.cpp
@@ -135,6 +135,14 @@ void Module::add_property_type_(pluginplay::type::rtti prop_type) {
 
 void Module::check_property_type_(type::rtti prop_type) {
     if(property_types().count(prop_type)) return;
+
+    // Work around for libc++ typeid inconsistency in Python
+    for(const auto& m_prop_type : property_types()) {
+        if(prop_type.name() == m_prop_type.name() ||
+           std::strcmp(prop_type.name(), m_prop_type.name()) == 0)
+            return;
+    }
+
     std::string msg = "Module does not satisfy property type ";
     msg += utilities::printing::Demangler::demangle(prop_type);
     throw std::runtime_error(msg);