diff --git a/daft/series.py b/daft/series.py
index 80e52aa272..74724c740e 100644
--- a/daft/series.py
+++ b/daft/series.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def from_pylist(data: list, name: str = "list_series", pyobj: str = "allow") ->
         except pa.lib.ArrowInvalid:
             if pyobj == "disallow":
                 raise
-            pys = PySeries.from_pylist(name, data)
+            pys = PySeries.from_pylist(name, data, pyobj=pyobj)
             return Series._from_pyseries(pys)
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/tests/dataframe/test_logical_type.py b/tests/dataframe/test_logical_type.py
index d3d5224b72..60660fc96e 100644
--- a/tests/dataframe/test_logical_type.py
+++ b/tests/dataframe/test_logical_type.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def test_image_type_df(from_pil_imgs) -> None:
     ]
     if from_pil_imgs:
         data = [Image.fromarray(arr, mode="RGB") if arr is not None else None for arr in data]
-    df = daft.from_pydict({"index": np.arange(len(data)), "image": Series.from_pylist(data, pyobj="force")})
+    df = daft.from_pydict({"index": np.arange(len(data)), "image": Series.from_pylist(data, pyobj="allow")})
 
     image_expr = col("image")
     if not from_pil_imgs:
diff --git a/tests/series/test_image.py b/tests/series/test_image.py
index 99c658aaf9..68933206ac 100644
--- a/tests/series/test_image.py
+++ b/tests/series/test_image.py
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ def test_image_pil_inference(fixed_shape, mode):
             if arr is not None:
                 arr[..., -1] = 255
     imgs = [Image.fromarray(arr, mode=mode) if arr is not None else None for arr in arrs]
-    s = Series.from_pylist(imgs, pyobj="force")
+    s = Series.from_pylist(imgs, pyobj="allow")
     assert s.datatype() == DataType.image(mode)
     out = s.to_pylist()
     if num_channels == 1:
@@ -206,7 +206,12 @@ def test_image_pil_inference_mixed():
         else None
         for arr in arrs
     ]
+
+    # Forcing should still create Python Series
     s = Series.from_pylist(imgs, pyobj="force")
+    assert s.datatype() == DataType.python()
+
+    s = Series.from_pylist(imgs, pyobj="allow")
     assert s.datatype() == DataType.image()
     out = s.to_pylist()
     arrs[3] = np.expand_dims(arrs[3], axis=-1)