diff --git a/jedi/evaluate_representation.py b/jedi/evaluate_representation.py
index b74f576c..d0ea35dd 100644
--- a/jedi/evaluate_representation.py
+++ b/jedi/evaluate_representation.py
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ class InstanceElement(use_metaclass(cache.CachedMetaClass)):
     def get_commands(self):
         # Copy and modify the array.
         return [InstanceElement(self.instance, command, self.is_class_var)
+                if not isinstance(command, unicode) else command
                 for command in self.var.get_commands()]
 
     def __getattr__(self, name):
diff --git a/test/completion/classes.py b/test/completion/classes.py
index 929f9665..74dbf4ec 100644
--- a/test/completion/classes.py
+++ b/test/completion/classes.py
@@ -119,6 +119,13 @@ strs.second
 #? ['var_class']
 TestClass.var_class.var_class.var_class.var_class
 
+# operations (+, *, etc) shouldn't be InstanceElements - #246
+class A():
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.addition = 1 + 2
+#? int()
+A().addition
+
 # -----------------
 # inheritance
 # -----------------