diff --git a/graphql-schema/proposal.graphql b/graphql-schema/proposal.graphql
index 1d11dad3..4d5d0197 100644
--- a/graphql-schema/proposal.graphql
+++ b/graphql-schema/proposal.graphql
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ type Proposal implements Node {
   proposalId: Int!
   title: String!
   description: String!
-  type: ProposalType!
+  type: String!
   submitTime: DateTime!
   depositEndTime: DateTime
   "Sum of all deposit in chain's coin denom (non chain's coin denom deposits excluded)"
diff --git a/graphql-server/pkg/resolvers/proposal.go b/graphql-server/pkg/resolvers/proposal.go
index 7268d2ce..8bf7d78d 100644
--- a/graphql-server/pkg/resolvers/proposal.go
+++ b/graphql-server/pkg/resolvers/proposal.go
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ func (r *proposalResolver) ProposalID(ctx context.Context, obj *models.Proposal)
 	return obj.ID, nil
 }
 
-func (r *proposalResolver) Type(ctx context.Context, obj *models.Proposal) (models.ProposalType, error) {
+func (r *proposalResolver) Type(ctx context.Context, obj *models.Proposal) (string, error) {
 	proposalType := new(models.ProposalType)
 	err := proposalType.UnmarshalGQL(obj.ProposalType)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", nil
+		return obj.ProposalType, nil
 	}
 
-	return *proposalType, nil
+	return proposalType.String(), nil
 }
 
 func (r *proposalResolver) DepositTotal(ctx context.Context, obj *models.Proposal) ([]types.DbDecCoin, error) {