diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/start.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/start.rs
index f1a6338f3f..c08dd7181f 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/start.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/start.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ impl Command for Start {
 
     fn signature(&self) -> nu_protocol::Signature {
         Signature::build("start")
-            .input_output_types(vec![(Type::Nothing, Type::Any), (Type::String, Type::Any)])
+            .input_output_types(vec![(Type::Nothing, Type::Any)])
             .required("path", SyntaxShape::String, "Path to open.")
             .category(Category::FileSystem)
     }