diff --git a/etuples/core.py b/etuples/core.py
index 05b1880..07ccb93 100644
--- a/etuples/core.py
+++ b/etuples/core.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 from collections.abc import Generator, Sequence
 from typing import Callable
 
+from multipledispatch import dispatch
+
 etuple_repr = reprlib.Repr()
 etuple_repr.maxstring = 100
 etuple_repr.maxother = 100
@@ -337,6 +339,7 @@ def __hash__(self):
         return hash(self._tuple)
 
 
+@dispatch([object])
 def etuple(*args, **kwargs):
     """Create an ExpressionTuple from the argument list.
 
diff --git a/etuples/dispatch.py b/etuples/dispatch.py
index 4c6a435..da94d62 100644
--- a/etuples/dispatch.py
+++ b/etuples/dispatch.py
@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@ def apply_ExpressionTuple(rator, rands):
 operator, arguments, term = rator, rands, apply
 
 
+@dispatch(object)
+def etuplize_fn(op):
+    return etuple
+
+
 @dispatch(object)
 def etuplize(
     x,
@@ -140,6 +145,7 @@ def etuplize_step(
         return_bad_args=return_bad_args,
         convert_ConsPairs=convert_ConsPairs,
     ):
+
         if isinstance(x, ExpressionTuple):
             yield x
             return
@@ -182,6 +188,6 @@ def etuplize_step(
                 )
                 et_args.append(e)
 
-        yield etuple(et_op, *et_args, evaled_obj=x)
+        yield etuplize_fn(op)(et_op, *et_args, evaled_obj=x)
 
     return trampoline_eval(etuplize_step(x))