diff --git a/crates/nu_plugin_polars/src/dataframe/command/core/schema.rs b/crates/nu_plugin_polars/src/dataframe/command/core/schema.rs
index 4ce1f3404c..8eaa1126b4 100644
--- a/crates/nu_plugin_polars/src/dataframe/command/core/schema.rs
+++ b/crates/nu_plugin_polars/src/dataframe/command/core/schema.rs
@@ -25,10 +25,7 @@ impl PluginCommand for SchemaCmd {
     fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
         Signature::build(self.name())
             .switch("datatype-list", "creates a lazy dataframe", Some('l'))
-            .input_output_type(
-                Type::Custom("dataframe".into()),
-                Type::Custom("dataframe".into()),
-            )
+            .input_output_type(Type::Custom("dataframe".into()), Type::record())
             .category(Category::Custom("dataframe".into()))
     }