diff --git a/crates/noirc_frontend/src/parser/parser.rs b/crates/noirc_frontend/src/parser/parser.rs
index e94f1b0b9bd..931ddfd35fc 100644
--- a/crates/noirc_frontend/src/parser/parser.rs
+++ b/crates/noirc_frontend/src/parser/parser.rs
@@ -941,8 +941,8 @@ fn type_expression() -> impl NoirParser<UnresolvedTypeExpression> {
     recursive(|expr| {
         expression_with_precedence(
             Precedence::lowest_type_precedence(),
-            nothing(),
             expr,
+            nothing(),
             true,
             false,
         )
@@ -1645,6 +1645,11 @@ mod test {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_type_expression() {
+        parse_all(type_expression(), vec!["(123)", "123", "(1 + 1)", "(1 + (1))"]);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn parse_array_sugar() {
         let valid = vec!["[0;7]", "[(1, 2); 4]", "[0;Four]", "[2;1+3-a]"];