diff --git a/packages/victory-bar/src/helper-methods.ts b/packages/victory-bar/src/helper-methods.ts
index cecaee66c..1d3223dda 100644
--- a/packages/victory-bar/src/helper-methods.ts
+++ b/packages/victory-bar/src/helper-methods.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   Helpers,
   LabelHelpers,
   Scale,
+  VictoryClipContainer
 } from "victory-core";
 
 export const getBarPosition = (props, datum) => {
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ const getCalculatedValues = (props) => {
   let data = Data.getData(props);
   data = Data.formatDataFromDomain(data, domain, 0);
 
-  if (props.groupComponent.type.displayName === 'VictoryClipContainer') {
+  if (props.groupComponent.type === VictoryClipContainer) {
     data = data.map((datum) => {
       datum._x = datum.x;
       datum._y = datum.y;
diff --git a/packages/victory-bar/src/victory-bar.tsx b/packages/victory-bar/src/victory-bar.tsx
index 04f5bff57..688299f33 100644
--- a/packages/victory-bar/src/victory-bar.tsx
+++ b/packages/victory-bar/src/victory-bar.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   EventPropTypeInterface,
   NumberOrCallback,
   StringOrNumberOrCallback,
+  VictoryClipContainer,
   VictoryCommonProps,
   VictoryDatableProps,
   VictoryMultiLabelableProps,
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ class VictoryBarBase extends React.Component<VictoryBarProps> {
     }
 
     let children;
-    if (props.groupComponent.type.displayName === 'VictoryClipContainer') {
+    if (props.groupComponent.type === VictoryClipContainer) {
       children = this.renderData(props, () => true);
     } else {
       children = this.renderData(props);