diff --git a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.core.js b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.core.js
index 9d7ec504..4981086b 100644
--- a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.core.js
+++ b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.core.js
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ U.Help = L.Class.extend({
   slugKey: L._('The name of the property to use as feature unique identifier.'),
   filterKey: L._('Comma separated list of properties to use when filtering features'),
   facetKey: L._(
-    'Comma separated list of properties to use for facet search (eg.: mykey,otherkey). To control label, add it after a | (eg.: mykey|My Key,otherkey|Other Key). To control type, add it after another | (eg.: mykey|My Key|checkbox,otherkey|Other Key|date)'
+    'Comma separated list of properties to use for facet search (eg.: mykey,otherkey). To control label, add it after a | (eg.: mykey|My Key,otherkey|Other Key). To control data type, add it after another | (eg.: mykey|My Key|enum,otherkey|Other Key|date)'
   ),
   interactive: L._(
     'If false, the polygon or line will act as a part of the underlying map.'
diff --git a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.js b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.js
index eba08365..bdd2959d 100644
--- a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.js
+++ b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.js
@@ -1236,7 +1236,7 @@ U.Map = L.Map.extend({
         {
           handler: 'Input',
           helpEntries: 'facetKey',
-          placeholder: L._('Example: key1,key2|Label 2,key3|Label 3|checkbox'),
+          placeholder: L._('Example: key1,key2|Label 2,key3|Label 3|enum'),
           label: L._('Facet keys'),
         },
       ],
@@ -1850,7 +1850,7 @@ U.Map = L.Map.extend({
       const els = curr.split('|')
       acc[els[0]] = {
         "label": els[1] || els[0],
-        "type":  els[2] || "checkbox"
+        "type":  els[2] || "enum"
       }
       return acc
     }, {})