diff --git a/src/caller.jl b/src/caller.jl
index ab77ed708..c8a097b3e 100644
--- a/src/caller.jl
+++ b/src/caller.jl
@@ -192,17 +192,11 @@ function create_ring_from_singular_ring(r::libSingular.ring_ptr)
       minpoly = F(libSingular.algExt_GetMinpoly(c, F.ptr))
       basering = N_AlgExtField(libSingular.nCopyCoeff(c), minpoly)
       T = n_algExt
-   elseif libSingular.nCoeff_is_Nemo_Field(c)
+   elseif libSingular.nCoeff_is_Nemo_Field(c) || libSingular.nCoeff_is_Nemo_Ring(c)
       cf = libSingular.nCopyCoeff(c)
       data_ptr = libSingular.nGetCoeffData(cf)
       R = unsafe_pointer_to_objref(data_ptr)
-      basering = N_Field{elem_type(R)}(R)
-      T = elem_type(basering)
-   elseif libSingular.nCoeff_is_Nemo_Ring(c)
-      cf = libSingular.nCopyCoeff(c)
-      data_ptr = libSingular.nGetCoeffData(cf)
-      R = unsafe_pointer_to_objref(data_ptr)
-      basering = N_Ring{elem_type(R)}(R)
+      basering = CoefficientRing(R)  # FIXME: should we set cache=false ?
       T = elem_type(basering)
    else
       basering = N_UnknownSingularCoefficientRing(libSingular.nCopyCoeff(c))