diff --git a/proxmox/resource_lxc.go b/proxmox/resource_lxc.go
index 2be6037..db48d3c 100644
--- a/proxmox/resource_lxc.go
+++ b/proxmox/resource_lxc.go
@@ -177,11 +177,11 @@ func resourceLxc() *schema.Resource {
 							Optional: true,
 						},
 						"gw": {
-							Type:     schema.TypeBool,
+							Type:     schema.TypeString,
 							Optional: true,
 						},
 						"gw6": {
-							Type:     schema.TypeBool,
+							Type:     schema.TypeString,
 							Optional: true,
 						},
 						"hwaddr": {