diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8980764..fbfead9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -120,10 +120,10 @@ Tools->Options->Build & Run->Kits, by setting Qt version to any Qt version >=
 
 ### Build plugin and configure GDB
 
-To build this plugin, create a `build` folder, open a terminal window inside it
-and run:
+To build this plugin, run:
 
 ```shell
+$ mkdir build && cd build
 $ qmake .. BUILD_MODE=release PREFIX=/path/to/installation/folder
 $ make -j4
 $ make install
diff --git a/resources/giwscripts/giwtypes/eigen3.py b/resources/giwscripts/giwtypes/eigen3.py
index b5e751a..3b28063 100644
--- a/resources/giwscripts/giwtypes/eigen3.py
+++ b/resources/giwscripts/giwtypes/eigen3.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def get_buffer_metadata(self, obj_name, picked_obj, debugger_bridge):
         which should be quite common in Eigen.
         """
 
-        type_str = str(picked_obj.type)
+        type_str = str(picked_obj.type.strip_typedefs())
         is_eigen_map = 'Map' in type_str
         # First we need the python object for the actual matrix type. When
         # parsing a Map, the type is the first template parameter of the
@@ -106,6 +106,6 @@ def is_symbol_observable(self, symbol, symbol_name):
         type as well
         """
         # Check if symbol type is the expected buffer
-        symbol_type = str(symbol.type)
+        symbol_type = str(symbol.type.strip_typedefs())
         type_regex = r'(const\s+)?Eigen::(\s+?[*&])?'
         return re.match(type_regex, symbol_type) is not None
diff --git a/resources/giwscripts/giwtypes/opencv.py b/resources/giwscripts/giwtypes/opencv.py
index 4f7cb1b..0a43c92 100644
--- a/resources/giwscripts/giwtypes/opencv.py
+++ b/resources/giwscripts/giwtypes/opencv.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def is_symbol_observable(self, symbol, symbol_name):
         type as well
         """
         # Check if symbol type is the expected buffer
-        symbol_type = str(symbol.type)
+        symbol_type = str(symbol.type.strip_typedefs())
         type_regex = r'(const\s+)?cv::Mat(\s+?[*&])?'
         return re.match(type_regex, symbol_type) is not None
 
@@ -124,6 +124,6 @@ def get_buffer_metadata(self, obj_name, picked_obj, debugger_bridge):
         }
 
     def is_symbol_observable(self, symbol, symbol_name):
-        symbol_type = str(symbol.type)
+        symbol_type = str(symbol.type.strip_typedefs())
         type_regex = r'(const\s+)?CvMat(\s+?[*&])?'
         return re.match(type_regex, symbol_type) is not None