diff --git a/src/ivfbuild.c b/src/ivfbuild.c
index d6cf049..fa7a17a 100644
--- a/src/ivfbuild.c
+++ b/src/ivfbuild.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ AddSample(Datum *values, IvfflatBuildState * buildstate)
 	 */
 	if (buildstate->kmeansnormprocinfo != NULL)
 	{
-		if (!IvfflatNormValue(buildstate->kmeansnormprocinfo, buildstate->collation, &value))
+		if (!IvfflatNormValue(buildstate->kmeansnormprocinfo, buildstate->collation, &value, buildstate->type))
 			return;
 	}
 
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ AddTupleToSort(Relation index, ItemPointer tid, Datum *values, IvfflatBuildState
 	/* Normalize if needed */
 	if (buildstate->normprocinfo != NULL)
 	{
-		if (!IvfflatNormValue(buildstate->normprocinfo, buildstate->collation, &value))
+		if (!IvfflatNormValue(buildstate->normprocinfo, buildstate->collation, &value, buildstate->type))
 			return;
 	}
 
@@ -312,25 +312,39 @@ InsertTuples(Relation index, IvfflatBuildState * buildstate, ForkNumber forkNum)
 	}
 }
 
+/*
+ * Get max dimensions
+ */
+static int
+GetMaxDimensions(IvfflatType type)
+{
+	return IVFFLAT_MAX_DIM;
+}
+
 /*
  * Initialize the build state
  */
 static void
 InitBuildState(IvfflatBuildState * buildstate, Relation heap, Relation index, IndexInfo *indexInfo)
 {
+	int			maxDimensions;
+
 	buildstate->heap = heap;
 	buildstate->index = index;
 	buildstate->indexInfo = indexInfo;
+	buildstate->type = IvfflatGetType(index);
 
 	buildstate->lists = IvfflatGetLists(index);
 	buildstate->dimensions = TupleDescAttr(index->rd_att, 0)->atttypmod;
 
+	maxDimensions = GetMaxDimensions(buildstate->type);
+
 	/* Require column to have dimensions to be indexed */
 	if (buildstate->dimensions < 0)
 		elog(ERROR, "column does not have dimensions");
 
-	if (buildstate->dimensions > IVFFLAT_MAX_DIM)
-		elog(ERROR, "column cannot have more than %d dimensions for ivfflat index", IVFFLAT_MAX_DIM);
+	if (buildstate->dimensions > maxDimensions)
+		elog(ERROR, "column cannot have more than %d dimensions for ivfflat index", maxDimensions);
 
 	buildstate->reltuples = 0;
 	buildstate->indtuples = 0;
diff --git a/src/ivfflat.h b/src/ivfflat.h
index 422967f..149dc20 100644
--- a/src/ivfflat.h
+++ b/src/ivfflat.h
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@
 #define IVFFLAT_MAX_LISTS		32768
 #define IVFFLAT_DEFAULT_PROBES	1
 
+typedef enum IvfflatType
+{
+	IVFFLAT_TYPE_VECTOR
+}			IvfflatType;
+
 /* Build phases */
 /* PROGRESS_CREATEIDX_SUBPHASE_INITIALIZE is 1 */
 #define PROGRESS_IVFFLAT_PHASE_KMEANS	2
@@ -153,6 +158,7 @@ typedef struct IvfflatBuildState
 	Relation	heap;
 	Relation	index;
 	IndexInfo  *indexInfo;
+	IvfflatType type;
 
 	/* Settings */
 	int			dimensions;
@@ -266,7 +272,8 @@ void		VectorArrayFree(VectorArray arr);
 void		PrintVectorArray(char *msg, VectorArray arr);
 void		IvfflatKmeans(Relation index, VectorArray samples, VectorArray centers);
 FmgrInfo   *IvfflatOptionalProcInfo(Relation index, uint16 procnum);
-bool		IvfflatNormValue(FmgrInfo *procinfo, Oid collation, Datum *value);
+IvfflatType IvfflatGetType(Relation index);
+bool		IvfflatNormValue(FmgrInfo *procinfo, Oid collation, Datum *value, IvfflatType type);
 int			IvfflatGetLists(Relation index);
 void		IvfflatGetMetaPageInfo(Relation index, int *lists, int *dimensions);
 void		IvfflatUpdateList(Relation index, ListInfo listInfo, BlockNumber insertPage, BlockNumber originalInsertPage, BlockNumber startPage, ForkNumber forkNum);
diff --git a/src/ivfinsert.c b/src/ivfinsert.c
index 2d8d4c3..6d24ecf 100644
--- a/src/ivfinsert.c
+++ b/src/ivfinsert.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ InsertTuple(Relation index, Datum *values, bool *isnull, ItemPointer heap_tid, R
 	normprocinfo = IvfflatOptionalProcInfo(index, IVFFLAT_NORM_PROC);
 	if (normprocinfo != NULL)
 	{
-		if (!IvfflatNormValue(normprocinfo, index->rd_indcollation[0], &value))
+		if (!IvfflatNormValue(normprocinfo, index->rd_indcollation[0], &value, IvfflatGetType(index)))
 			return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/ivfscan.c b/src/ivfscan.c
index 66b3ae6..ae05f2d 100644
--- a/src/ivfscan.c
+++ b/src/ivfscan.c
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ ivfflatgettuple(IndexScanDesc scan, ScanDirection dir)
 	if (so->first)
 	{
 		Datum		value;
+		IvfflatType type = IvfflatGetType(scan->indexRelation);
 
 		/* Count index scan for stats */
 		pgstat_count_index_scan(scan->indexRelation);
@@ -282,7 +283,12 @@ ivfflatgettuple(IndexScanDesc scan, ScanDirection dir)
 			elog(ERROR, "non-MVCC snapshots are not supported with ivfflat");
 
 		if (scan->orderByData->sk_flags & SK_ISNULL)
-			value = PointerGetDatum(InitVector(so->dimensions));
+		{
+			if (type == IVFFLAT_TYPE_VECTOR)
+				value = PointerGetDatum(InitVector(so->dimensions));
+			else
+				elog(ERROR, "Unsupported type");
+		}
 		else
 		{
 			value = scan->orderByData->sk_argument;
@@ -293,7 +299,7 @@ ivfflatgettuple(IndexScanDesc scan, ScanDirection dir)
 
 			/* Fine if normalization fails */
 			if (so->normprocinfo != NULL)
-				IvfflatNormValue(so->normprocinfo, so->collation, &value);
+				IvfflatNormValue(so->normprocinfo, so->collation, &value, type);
 		}
 
 		IvfflatBench("GetScanLists", GetScanLists(scan, value));
diff --git a/src/ivfutils.c b/src/ivfutils.c
index 587a97e..02e3cbb 100644
--- a/src/ivfutils.c
+++ b/src/ivfutils.c
@@ -66,6 +66,15 @@ IvfflatOptionalProcInfo(Relation index, uint16 procnum)
 	return index_getprocinfo(index, 1, procnum);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Get type
+ */
+IvfflatType
+IvfflatGetType(Relation index)
+{
+	return IVFFLAT_TYPE_VECTOR;
+}
+
 /*
  * Divide by the norm
  *
@@ -75,19 +84,24 @@ IvfflatOptionalProcInfo(Relation index, uint16 procnum)
  * if it's different than the original value
  */
 bool
-IvfflatNormValue(FmgrInfo *procinfo, Oid collation, Datum *value)
+IvfflatNormValue(FmgrInfo *procinfo, Oid collation, Datum *value, IvfflatType type)
 {
 	double		norm = DatumGetFloat8(FunctionCall1Coll(procinfo, collation, *value));
 
 	if (norm > 0)
 	{
-		Vector	   *v = DatumGetVector(*value);
-		Vector	   *result = InitVector(v->dim);
+		if (type == IVFFLAT_TYPE_VECTOR)
+		{
+			Vector	   *v = DatumGetVector(*value);
+			Vector	   *result = InitVector(v->dim);
 
-		for (int i = 0; i < v->dim; i++)
-			result->x[i] = v->x[i] / norm;
+			for (int i = 0; i < v->dim; i++)
+				result->x[i] = v->x[i] / norm;
 
-		*value = PointerGetDatum(result);
+			*value = PointerGetDatum(result);
+		}
+		else
+			elog(ERROR, "Unsupported type");
 
 		return true;
 	}