diff --git a/pythonwhat/parsing.py b/pythonwhat/parsing.py
index cd9102d4..e017c127 100644
--- a/pythonwhat/parsing.py
+++ b/pythonwhat/parsing.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import ast
+import re
+
 from pythonwhat.utils_ast import wrap_in_module
 from collections.abc import Sequence, Mapping
 from collections import OrderedDict
@@ -326,6 +328,7 @@ def visit_Dict(self, node):
     def visit_Call(self, node):
         if self.call_lookup_active:
             self.visit(node.func)
+            self.gen_name += "()"
         else:
             self.call_lookup_active = True
             self.visit(
@@ -333,6 +336,7 @@ def visit_Call(self, node):
             )  # Need to visit func to start recording the current function name.
 
             if self.gen_name:
+                self.gen_name = re.sub(r"(?:\(\))+(.)", "\\1", self.gen_name)
                 if self.gen_name not in self.out:
                     self.out[self.gen_name] = []
 
diff --git a/tests/test_check_function.py b/tests/test_check_function.py
index 6bb44d3e..85636fc5 100644
--- a/tests/test_check_function.py
+++ b/tests/test_check_function.py
@@ -520,3 +520,30 @@ def test_function_call_in_comparison(code):
     sct = "Ex().check_function('len')"
     res = helper.run({"DC_CODE": code, "DC_SOLUTION": code, "DC_SCT": sct})
     assert res["correct"]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "sct",
+    [
+        "Ex().check_function('numpy.array')",
+        "Ex().check_function('hof').check_args(0).has_equal_value(override=1)",
+        "Ex().check_function('hof()').check_args(0).has_equal_value(override=2)",
+    ],
+)
+def test_ho_function(sct):
+
+    code = """
+import numpy as np
+np.array([])
+
+def hof(arg1):
+    def inner(arg2):
+        return arg1, arg2
+
+    return inner
+
+hof(1)(2)
+    """
+
+    res = helper.run({"DC_CODE": code, "DC_SOLUTION": code, "DC_SCT": sct})
+    assert res["correct"]