diff --git a/gfort2py/fScalars.py b/gfort2py/fScalars.py
index a676883..59d6dcd 100644
--- a/gfort2py/fScalars.py
+++ b/gfort2py/fScalars.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def from_param(self, param):
                 )
 
             if self.cvalue is None:
-                self.cvalue = self.ctype()
+                self.cvalue = self.ctype()()
 
             for i in range(16):
                 self.cvalue[i] = p[i]
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def value(self):
                 if PYQ_IMPORTED:
                     return pyq.qfloat.from_bytes(bytes(self.cvalue))
                 else:
-                    raise NotImplementedError(
+                    raise TypeError(
                         f"Quad precision floats requires pyQuadp to be installed"
                     )
             elif self.kind == 8:
diff --git a/tests/complex_test.py b/tests/complex_test.py
index 028f35a..b4a680a 100644
--- a/tests/complex_test.py
+++ b/tests/complex_test.py
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@
 
 import pytest
 
+try:
+    import pyquadp as pyq
+
+    PYQ_IMPORTED = True
+except ImportError:
+    PYQ_IMPORTED = False
+
 SO = f"./tests/complex.{gf.lib_ext()}"
 MOD = "./tests/comp.mod"
 
@@ -27,6 +34,7 @@ def test_a_const_cmplx(self):
     def test_a_const_cmplx_dp(self):
         self.assertEqual(x.const_cmplx_dp, complex(1.0, 1.0))
 
+    @pytest.mark.skipif(not PYQ_IMPORTED, reason="pyquadp not available")
     def test_a_const_cmplx_qp(self):
         self.assertEqual(x.const_cmplx_qp, complex(1.0, 1.0))
 
@@ -40,6 +48,13 @@ def test_a_cmplx_dp(self):
         x.a_cmplx_dp = v
         self.assertEqual(x.a_cmplx_dp, v)
 
+    @pytest.mark.skipif(not PYQ_IMPORTED, reason="pyquadp not available")
+    def test_a_cmplx_qp(self):
+        v = complex(1.0, 1.0)
+        x.a_cmplx_qp = v
+        self.assertEqual(x.a_cmplx_qp, v)
+
+    @pytest.mark.skipif(PYQ_IMPORTED, reason="tests when no pyqudp available")
     def test_a_cmplx_qp(self):
         v = complex(1.0, 1.0)
         with pytest.raises(TypeError) as cm: