diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 16b7248..ef8fb8a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Features:
 Bug Fixes:
 
 * fixes minor formatting issues in SAS translation
+* fixes issue with unsupported expression negations
 
 ## 3.0.1 (2016-06-14)
 
diff --git a/src/plasp/pddl/TranslatorASP.cpp b/src/plasp/pddl/TranslatorASP.cpp
index f84c2ac..aa46027 100644
--- a/src/plasp/pddl/TranslatorASP.cpp
+++ b/src/plasp/pddl/TranslatorASP.cpp
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ void TranslatorASP::translateLiteral(const Expression &literal) const
 	{
 		const auto &notExpression = dynamic_cast<const expressions::Not &>(literal);
 
-		if (notExpression.expressionType() != Expression::Type::Predicate)
+		if (notExpression.argument()->expressionType() != Expression::Type::Predicate)
 			throw utils::TranslatorException("only negations of primitive predicates supported as literals currently");
 
 		const auto &predicate = dynamic_cast<const expressions::Predicate &>(*notExpression.argument());
diff --git a/tests/TestPDDLTranslation.cpp b/tests/TestPDDLTranslation.cpp
index 71b8adb..f698174 100644
--- a/tests/TestPDDLTranslation.cpp
+++ b/tests/TestPDDLTranslation.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,16 @@ boost::iostreams::stream<boost::iostreams::null_sink> nullStream((boost::iostrea
 TEST(PDDLTranslationTests, CheckIssues)
 {
 	// Check that translating domains without typing information works
-	auto description = Description::fromFile("data/issues/issue-4.pddl");
-	const auto translator = TranslatorASP(description, description.context().logger.outputStream());
-	ASSERT_NO_THROW(translator.translate());
+	{
+		auto description = Description::fromFile("data/issues/issue-4.pddl");
+		const auto translator = TranslatorASP(description, description.context().logger.outputStream());
+		ASSERT_NO_THROW(translator.translate());
+	}
+
+	// Check that translating the simple blocks world domain works
+	{
+		auto description = Description::fromFile("data/issues/issue-5.pddl");
+		const auto translator = TranslatorASP(description, description.context().logger.outputStream());
+		ASSERT_NO_THROW(translator.translate());
+	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/data/issues/issue-5.pddl b/tests/data/issues/issue-5.pddl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b51e13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/issues/issue-5.pddl
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+(define (domain BLOCKS)
+  (:requirements :strips :typing)
+  (:types block)
+  (:predicates (on ?x - block ?y - block)
+           (ontable ?x - block)
+           (clear ?x - block)
+           (handempty)
+           (holding ?x - block)
+           )
+
+  (:action pick-up
+         :parameters (?x - block)
+         :precondition (and (clear ?x) (ontable ?x) (handempty))
+         :effect
+         (and (not (ontable ?x))
+           (not (clear ?x))
+           (not (handempty))
+           (holding ?x)))
+
+  (:action put-down
+         :parameters (?x - block)
+         :precondition (holding ?x)
+         :effect
+         (and (not (holding ?x))
+           (clear ?x)
+           (handempty)
+           (ontable ?x)))
+  (:action stack
+         :parameters (?x - block ?y - block)
+         :precondition (and (holding ?x) (clear ?y))
+         :effect
+         (and (not (holding ?x))
+           (not (clear ?y))
+           (clear ?x)
+           (handempty)
+           (on ?x ?y)))
+  (:action unstack
+         :parameters (?x - block ?y - block)
+         :precondition (and (on ?x ?y) (clear ?x) (handempty))
+         :effect
+         (and (holding ?x)
+           (clear ?y)
+           (not (clear ?x))
+           (not (handempty))
+           (not (on ?x ?y)))))