diff --git a/siuba/dply/verbs.py b/siuba/dply/verbs.py
index b1ee575a..e7583f81 100644
--- a/siuba/dply/verbs.py
+++ b/siuba/dply/verbs.py
@@ -657,19 +657,28 @@ def _distinct(__data, *args, _keep_all = False, **kwargs):
 def if_else(__data, *args, **kwargs):
     """
     Example:
-        >>> ser1 = pd.Series([1,2,3,4])
-        >>> if_else(ser1 > 2, np.nan, ser1)        # doctest: +SKIP
-        array([ 1.,  2., nan, nan])
+        >>> ser1 = pd.Series([1,2,3])
+        >>> if_else(ser1 > 2, np.nan, ser1)
+        0    1.0
+        1    2.0
+        2    NaN
+        dtype: float64
 
         >>> from siuba import _
-        >>> f = if_else(_ < 3, _, 3)
+        >>> f = if_else(_ < 2, _, 2)
         >>> f(ser1)
-        array([1, 2, 3, 3])
+        0    1
+        1    2
+        2    2
+        dtype: int64
 
         >>> import numpy as np
         >>> ser2 = pd.Series(['NA', 'a', 'b'])
         >>> if_else(ser2 == 'NA', np.nan, ser2)
-        array([nan, 'a', 'b'], dtype=object)
+        0    NaN
+        1      a
+        2      b
+        dtype: object
 
     """
     raise_type_error(__data)
@@ -683,9 +692,7 @@ def _if_else(__data, *args, **kwargs):
 def _if_else(cond, true_vals, false_vals):
     result = np.where(cond.fillna(False), true_vals, false_vals)
 
-    # TODO: should functions that take a Series, return a Series?
-    #       for now, just return "O" type. Sort out once better research.
-    return result
+    return pd.Series(result)
 
 
 # case_when ----------------
@@ -729,7 +736,7 @@ def case_when(__data, cases):
             out[:] = val_res
 
     # by recreating an array, attempts to cast as best dtype
-    return np.array(list(out))
+    return pd.Series(list(out))
 
 @case_when.register(Symbolic)
 @case_when.register(Call)
diff --git a/siuba/tests/test_verb_case_when.py b/siuba/tests/test_verb_case_when.py
index de9998b7..c13f5285 100644
--- a/siuba/tests/test_verb_case_when.py
+++ b/siuba/tests/test_verb_case_when.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import pytest
 
 from siuba.dply.verbs import case_when
+from pandas.testing import assert_series_equal
 from numpy.testing import assert_equal
 from siuba.siu import _
 
@@ -29,10 +30,9 @@ def data():
     #(np.array([True, True, False]), 0, [0, 0, None])
     ])
 def test_case_when_single_cond(k, v, res, data):
-    arr_res = np.array(res)
     out = case_when(data, {k: v})
 
-    assert_equal(out, arr_res)
+    assert_series_equal(out, pd.Series(res))
 
 
 def test_case_when_cond_order(data):
@@ -41,5 +41,5 @@ def test_case_when_cond_order(data):
         True               : 999
         })
 
-    assert_equal(out, np.array([0, 0, 999]))
+    assert_series_equal(out, pd.Series([0, 0, 999]))