diff --git a/test/anyPass.test.ts b/test/anyPass.test.ts
index ff46aa5..b3f9631 100644
--- a/test/anyPass.test.ts
+++ b/test/anyPass.test.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ expectType<boolean>(
   })
 );
 
-expectError(
+expectType<boolean>(
   isVampire({
     age: 21,
     garlic_allergy: true,
diff --git a/test/propEq.test.ts b/test/propEq.test.ts
index dc5b909..f64c812 100644
--- a/test/propEq.test.ts
+++ b/test/propEq.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { expectError, expectType } from 'tsd';
 
-import { propEq } from '../es';
+import {__, propEq} from '../es';
 
 type Obj = {
   union: 'foo' | 'bar';
@@ -12,28 +12,41 @@ type Obj = {
 
 // propEq(val, name, obj)
 expectType<boolean>(propEq('foo', 'union', {} as Obj));
-// non-union string fails
-expectError(propEq('nope', 'union', {} as Obj));
-// completely different type fails
-expectError(propEq(2, 'union', {} as Obj));
+// propEq doesn't create unnecessary values constraint for object
+expectType<boolean>(propEq(1, 'union', {} as Obj));
+// unknown field names fails
+expectError(propEq('foo', 'unknown', {} as Obj));
 
 // propEq(val)(name)(obj)
 expectType<boolean>(propEq('foo')('union')({} as Obj));
 // 'nope' is inferred as 'string' here.
 expectType<boolean>(propEq('nope')('union')({} as Obj));
-// completely different type fails
-expectError(propEq(2)('union')({} as Obj));
+// unknown field names fails
+expectError(propEq('foo')('unknown')({} as Obj));
 
 // propEq(val)(name), obj)
 expectType<boolean>(propEq('foo')('union', {} as Obj));
 // 'nope' is inferred as 'string' here.
 expectType<boolean>(propEq('nope')('union', {} as Obj));
-// completely different type fails
-expectError(propEq(2)('union', {} as Obj));
+// unknown field names fails
+expectError(propEq('foo')('unknown', {} as Obj));
 
 // propEq(val, name)(obj)
 expectType<boolean>(propEq('foo', 'union')({} as Obj));
 // 'nope' is inferred as 'string' here.
 expectType<boolean>(propEq('nope', 'union')({} as Obj));
-// completely different type fails
-expectError(propEq(2, 'union')({} as Obj));
+// unknown field names fails
+expectError(propEq('foo', 'unknown')({} as Obj));
+
+// propEq(__, name, obj)(val)
+expectType<boolean>(propEq(__, 'union', {} as Obj)('foo'));
+// propEq(val, __, obj)(val)
+expectType<boolean>(propEq('foo', __, {} as Obj)('union'));
+// propEq(__, __, obj)(val, name)
+expectType<boolean>(propEq(__, __, {} as Obj)('foo', 'union'));
+// propEq(__, __, obj)(val)(name)
+expectType<boolean>(propEq(__, __, {} as Obj)('foo')('union'));
+
+expectError(propEq('foo', __, {} as Obj)('unknown'));
+expectError(propEq(__, __, {} as Obj)('foo', 'unknown'));
+expectError(propEq(__, __, {} as Obj)('foo')('unknown'));
diff --git a/types/propEq.d.ts b/types/propEq.d.ts
index e667fb2..9ce99c5 100644
--- a/types/propEq.d.ts
+++ b/types/propEq.d.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,29 @@
-export function propEq<T>(val: T): {
-  <K extends PropertyKey>(name: K): (obj: Record<K, T>) => boolean;
-  <K extends PropertyKey>(name: K, obj: Record<K, T>): boolean;
+import { Placeholder } from 'ramda';
+
+export function propEq(__: Placeholder): never;
+export function propEq<V>(val: V): {
+  <K extends PropertyKey>(name: K): (obj: Record<K, any>) => boolean;
+  <U extends Record<PropertyKey, any>>(__: Placeholder, obj: U): (name: keyof U) => boolean;
+  <K extends keyof U, U extends Record<PropertyKey, any>>(name: K, obj: U): boolean;
 };
-export function propEq<T, K extends PropertyKey>(val: T, name: K): (obj: Record<K, T>) => boolean;
-export function propEq<K extends keyof U, U>(val: U[K], name: K, obj: U): boolean;
+export function propEq<K extends PropertyKey>(__: Placeholder, name: K): {
+  (__: Placeholder, obj: Record<K, any>): <V>(val: V) => boolean;
+  <V>(val: V, obj: Record<K, any>): boolean
+  <V>(val: V): (obj: Record<K, any>) => boolean
+};
+export function propEq<V, K extends PropertyKey>(val: V, name: K): (obj: Record<K, any>) => boolean;
+
+
+export function propEq<U extends Record<any, any>>(__: Placeholder, ___: Placeholder, obj: U): {
+  (__: Placeholder, name: keyof U): (__: Placeholder) => boolean;
+  (__: Placeholder, name: keyof U): <V>(val: V) => boolean;
+  <V>(val: V, name: keyof U): boolean;
+  (val: Placeholder): never;
+  <V>(val: V): (name: keyof U) => boolean;
+};
+export function propEq<K extends PropertyKey>(__: Placeholder, name: K, obj: Record<K, any>): {
+  (val: Placeholder): never;
+  <V>(val: V): boolean;
+};
+export function propEq<V, U extends Record<any, any>>(val: V, __: Placeholder, obj: U): (name: keyof U) => boolean;
+export function propEq<V, U extends Record<any, any>>(val: V, name: keyof U, obj: U): boolean;