diff --git a/src/phpDocumentor/Reflection/DocBlock.php b/src/phpDocumentor/Reflection/DocBlock.php
index 00958ac..e09fdf1 100644
--- a/src/phpDocumentor/Reflection/DocBlock.php
+++ b/src/phpDocumentor/Reflection/DocBlock.php
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ class DocBlock implements \Reflector
         }
 
         $namespace = '';
-        if ($this->namespace != 'default') {
+        if ($this->namespace != 'default' && $this->namespace != 'global') {
             $namespace = rtrim($this->namespace, '\\') . '\\';
         }
 
diff --git a/src/phpDocumentor/Reflection/DocBlock/Tag/ParamTag.php b/src/phpDocumentor/Reflection/DocBlock/Tag/ParamTag.php
index 4be3254..8214534 100644
--- a/src/phpDocumentor/Reflection/DocBlock/Tag/ParamTag.php
+++ b/src/phpDocumentor/Reflection/DocBlock/Tag/ParamTag.php
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class ParamTag extends Tag
      */
     public function getType()
     {
-        return $this->type;
+        return $this->docblock->expandType($this->type);
     }
 
     /**