diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/source_control/bitbucket_deploy_key.py b/lib/ansible/modules/source_control/bitbucket_deploy_key.py
index 14b473a7a6..292beb203c 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/source_control/bitbucket_deploy_key.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/source_control/bitbucket_deploy_key.py
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ RETURN = '''
 msg:
     description: the status message describing what occurred
     returned: always
-    type: string
+    type: str
     sample: "Deploy key added successfully"
 
 http_status_code: