diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/syntax_shape.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/syntax_shape.rs
index 048c736db5..61cb93b5b2 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/syntax_shape.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/syntax_shape.rs
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ impl SyntaxShape {
             SyntaxShape::Boolean => Type::Bool,
             SyntaxShape::Signature => Type::Signature,
             SyntaxShape::String => Type::String,
-            SyntaxShape::Table => Type::List(Box::new(Type::Any)), // FIXME:  What role should columns play in the Table type?
+            SyntaxShape::Table => Type::Table(vec![]), // FIXME:  What role should columns play in the Table type?
             SyntaxShape::VarWithOptType => Type::Any,
             SyntaxShape::Variable => Type::Any,
         }