diff --git a/src/ide.rs b/src/ide.rs
index 19c9484604..11fe5617f3 100644
--- a/src/ide.rs
+++ b/src/ide.rs
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ pub fn check(engine_state: &mut EngineState, file_path: &String) {
                     "{}",
                     json!({
                         "type": "hint",
-                        "typename": var.ty,
+                        "typename": var.ty.to_string(),
                         "position": {
                             "start": flat.0.start - offset,
                             "end": flat.0.end - offset
diff --git a/src/tests/test_ide.rs b/src/tests/test_ide.rs
index d7404c0dc5..49c2a648bb 100644
--- a/src/tests/test_ide.rs
+++ b/src/tests/test_ide.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ fn parser_recovers() -> TestResult {
     test_ide_contains(
         "3 + \"bob\"\nlet x = \"fred\"\n",
         &["--ide-check"],
-        "\"typename\":\"String\"",
+        "\"typename\":\"string\"",
     )
 }