diff --git a/manimlib/utils/space_ops.py b/manimlib/utils/space_ops.py
index e97b8b6b..6bc974fb 100644
--- a/manimlib/utils/space_ops.py
+++ b/manimlib/utils/space_ops.py
@@ -63,16 +63,20 @@ def rotate_vector(vector, angle, axis=OUT):
     if len(vector) == 2:
         # Use complex numbers...because why not
         z = complex(*vector) * np.exp(complex(0, angle))
-        return np.array([z.real, z.imag])
+        result = [z.real, z.imag]
     elif len(vector) == 3:
         # Use quaternions...because why not
         quat = quaternion_from_angle_axis(angle, axis)
         quat_inv = quaternion_conjugate(quat)
         product = quaternion_mult(quat, [0, *vector], quat_inv)
-        return product[1:]
+        result = product[1:]
     else:
         raise Exception("vector must be of dimension 2 or 3")
 
+    if isinstance(vector, np.ndarray):
+        return np.array(result)
+    return result
+
 
 def thick_diagonal(dim, thickness=2):
     row_indices = np.arange(dim).repeat(dim).reshape((dim, dim))