diff --git a/types/node-zookeeper-client/index.d.ts b/types/node-zookeeper-client/index.d.ts
index 8a63177f83..0e095cd822 100644
--- a/types/node-zookeeper-client/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/node-zookeeper-client/index.d.ts
@@ -171,8 +171,8 @@ export class Exception {
 
     code: number;
     name: string;
-    path: number;
-    constructor(code: number, name: string, path: number);
+    path?: string;
+    constructor(code: number, name: string, path?: string);
     toString(): string;
     getCode(): number;
     getName(): string;
diff --git a/types/node-zookeeper-client/node-zookeeper-client-tests.ts b/types/node-zookeeper-client/node-zookeeper-client-tests.ts
index 90f19642cc..554077e5af 100644
--- a/types/node-zookeeper-client/node-zookeeper-client-tests.ts
+++ b/types/node-zookeeper-client/node-zookeeper-client-tests.ts
@@ -255,3 +255,8 @@ const client = zookeeper.createClient(
 {
     new zookeeper.Event(zookeeper.Event.NODE_CREATED, 'test', '/test');
 }
+
+{
+    new zookeeper.Exception(zookeeper.Exception.NO_NODE, 'test');
+    new zookeeper.Exception(zookeeper.Exception.NO_NODE, 'test', '/test');
+}