diff --git a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.core.js b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.core.js
index 636f17af..b2d3e7d6 100644
--- a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.core.js
+++ b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.core.js
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ L.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.'),
   outlink: L._('Define link to open in a new window on polygon click.'),
diff --git a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.js b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.js
index fe87feda..3d6249e1 100644
--- a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.js
+++ b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.js
@@ -1364,7 +1364,7 @@ L.U.Map.include({
         {
           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'),
         },
       ],
@@ -2035,7 +2035,7 @@ L.U.Map.include({
       const els = curr.split('|')
       acc[els[0]] = {
         "label": els[1] || els[0],
-        "type":  els[2] || "checkbox"
+        "type":  els[2] || "enum"
       }
       return acc
     }, {})