diff --git a/JsonSubTypes/JsonSubtypes.cs b/JsonSubTypes/JsonSubtypes.cs
index e377708..330100e 100644
--- a/JsonSubTypes/JsonSubtypes.cs
+++ b/JsonSubTypes/JsonSubtypes.cs
@@ -380,6 +380,11 @@ private static Type GetTypeByName(string typeName, TypeInfo parentType)
                 var searchLocation = parentTypeFullName.Substring(0, parentTypeFullName.Length - parentType.Name.Length);
                 typeByName = insideAssembly.GetType(searchLocation + typeName, false, true);
             }
+            
+            if (parentTypeFullName != null && typeByName == null)
+            {
+                typeByName = Type.GetType(typeName);
+            }
 
             var typeByNameInfo = ToTypeInfo(typeByName);
             if (typeByNameInfo != null && parentType.IsAssignableFrom(typeByNameInfo))