diff --git a/types/react-test-renderer/index.d.ts b/types/react-test-renderer/index.d.ts
index 834664c11d..c147d5c190 100644
--- a/types/react-test-renderer/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/react-test-renderer/index.d.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export interface ReactTestRendererTree extends ReactTestRendererJSON {
 }
 export interface ReactTestInstance {
     instance: any;
-    type: string;
+    type: ReactType;
     props: { [propName: string]: any };
     parent: null | ReactTestInstance;
     children: Array<ReactTestInstance | string>;