diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ed5ed86..3a99320 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@
                 "default": false
               },
               "args": {
-                "type": "array",
+                "type": ["array", "string"],
                 "description": "Command line arguments passed to the debugged program.",
                 "items": {
                   "type": "string"