diff --git a/src/main/java/de/dhbwstuttgart/intermediate/types/IntermediateGenericType.java b/src/main/java/de/dhbwstuttgart/intermediate/types/IntermediateGenericType.java
index f833d121..41da2502 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/dhbwstuttgart/intermediate/types/IntermediateGenericType.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/dhbwstuttgart/intermediate/types/IntermediateGenericType.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public final class IntermediateGenericType extends IntermediateType {
         if (!(o instanceof IntermediateGenericType)) return false;
 
         IntermediateGenericType intermediateGenericType = (IntermediateGenericType) o;
-        if(!getSignature().equals(intermediateGenericType.getSignature())) return false;
+        if(!getFullyQualifiedName().equals(intermediateGenericType.getFullyQualifiedName())) return false;
         if(!genericName.equals(intermediateGenericType.genericName)) return false;
         return true;
     }
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public final class IntermediateGenericType extends IntermediateType {
         int prime = 31;
         int hashCode = this.hashCode;
         if (hashCode == 0){
-            hashCode += getSignature().hashCode();
+            hashCode += getFullyQualifiedName().hashCode();
             hashCode = prime * hashCode + genericName.hashCode();
             this.hashCode = hashCode;
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/dhbwstuttgart/intermediate/types/IntermediateRefType.java b/src/main/java/de/dhbwstuttgart/intermediate/types/IntermediateRefType.java
index bba52531..e42f5258 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/dhbwstuttgart/intermediate/types/IntermediateRefType.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/dhbwstuttgart/intermediate/types/IntermediateRefType.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public final class IntermediateRefType extends IntermediateType{
         if (!(o instanceof IntermediateRefType)) return false;
 
         IntermediateRefType intermediateRefType = (IntermediateRefType) o;
-        if(!getSignature().equals(intermediateRefType.getSignature())) return false;
+        if(!getFullyQualifiedName().equals(intermediateRefType.getFullyQualifiedName())) return false;
 
         for(int index = 0; index < typParameters.size(); index++){
             if(!typParameters.get(index).equals(intermediateRefType.typParameters.get(index))) return false;
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public final class IntermediateRefType extends IntermediateType{
         int prime = 31;
         int hashCode = this.hashCode;
         if (hashCode == 0){
-            hashCode += getSignature().hashCode();
+            hashCode += getFullyQualifiedName().hashCode();
             for (IntermediateType typeParameter:typParameters) {
                 hashCode = prime * hashCode + typeParameter.hashCode();
             }