diff --git a/jedi/api_classes.py b/jedi/api_classes.py
index 58f7037ae..ca96d6e18 100644
--- a/jedi/api_classes.py
+++ b/jedi/api_classes.py
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ def __init__(self, definition, start_pos):
         self.path = []
         par = definition
         while par is not None:
-            if not isinstance(self.stripped_definition,
-                        (parsing.Flow, parsing.Statement, parsing.Import,
-                        evaluate.Array, parsing.Name)):
+            if not par.isinstance(
+                        parsing.Flow, parsing.Statement, parsing.Import,
+                        evaluate.Array, parsing.Name):
                 self.path.insert(0, par.name)
             par = par.parent()
 
diff --git a/test/completion/std.py b/test/completion/std.py
index 46331789b..1d79377f1 100644
--- a/test/completion/std.py
+++ b/test/completion/std.py
@@ -63,3 +63,12 @@ def example(a):
 
 #? str()
 example('')
+
+# -----------------
+# various regression tests
+# -----------------
+
+#62
+import threading
+#? ['_Verbose', '_VERBOSE']
+threading._Verbose