diff --git a/templates/questions/advanced.yaml b/templates/questions/advanced.yaml
index 9164b847ca8..08ed15ea359 100644
--- a/templates/questions/advanced.yaml
+++ b/templates/questions/advanced.yaml
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@
                                                   - variable: exceptint
                                                     label: ""
                                                     schema:
-                                                      type: int
+                                                      type: string
                                       - variable: namespaceSelector
                                         label: "namespaceSelector"
                                         schema: