diff --git a/REFERENCE.md b/REFERENCE.md
index 729db40f7..b3e5564b8 100644
--- a/REFERENCE.md
+++ b/REFERENCE.md
@@ -1211,7 +1211,7 @@ Default value: `undef`
 
 ##### <a name="-keepalived--vrrp--instance--track_file"></a>`track_file`
 
-Data type: `Optional[Array[Stdlib::Absolutepath]]`
+Data type: `Optional[Array[Variant[Stdlib::Absolutepath, String[1]]]]`
 
 Define which file trackers to run (array).
 
@@ -1219,7 +1219,7 @@ Default value: `undef`
 
 ##### <a name="-keepalived--vrrp--instance--vrrp_track_file"></a>`vrrp_track_file`
 
-Data type: `Optional[Array[Stdlib::Absolutepath]]`
+Data type: `Optional[Array[Variant[Stdlib::Absolutepath, String[1]]]]`
 
 Define which file trackers to run (array).
 Deprecated, for keepalived < 2.1.0
diff --git a/manifests/vrrp/instance.pp b/manifests/vrrp/instance.pp
index 84af69f6e..b02d17294 100644
--- a/manifests/vrrp/instance.pp
+++ b/manifests/vrrp/instance.pp
@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@
   Optional[Variant[String, Sensitive[String]]] $auth_pass                 = undef,
   $track_script                                                           = undef,
   Optional[Array[String[1]]] $track_process                               = undef,
-  Optional[Array[Stdlib::Absolutepath]] $track_file                       = undef,
-  Optional[Array[Stdlib::Absolutepath]] $vrrp_track_file                  = undef,
+  Optional[Array[Variant[Stdlib::Absolutepath, String[1]]]] $track_file   = undef,
+  Optional[Array[Variant[Stdlib::Absolutepath, String[1]]]] $vrrp_track_file = undef,
   $track_interface                                                        = undef,
   $lvs_interface                                                          = undef,
   $virtual_ipaddress_int                                                  = undef,