diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/utils/util.py b/src/backend/langflow/utils/util.py
index c23c559e4..e17687d88 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/utils/util.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/utils/util.py
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ def format_dict(
         _type = remove_optional_wrapper(_type)
         _type = check_list_type(_type, value)
         _type = replace_mapping_with_dict(_type)
+        _type = get_type_from_union_literal(_type)
 
         value["type"] = get_formatted_type(key, _type)
         value["show"] = should_show_field(value, key)
@@ -462,3 +463,11 @@ def build_loader_repr_from_documents(documents: List[Document]) -> str:
         \nAvg. Document Length (characters): {int(avg_length)}
         Documents: {documents[:3]}..."""
     return "0 documents"
+
+
+def get_type_from_union_literal(union_literal: str) -> str:
+    # if types are literal strings
+    # the type is a string
+    if "Literal" in union_literal:
+        return "str"
+    return union_literal