diff --git a/direct/src/level/EntityTypes.py b/direct/src/level/EntityTypes.py
index fbae1357ce..303a6b0b19 100755
--- a/direct/src/level/EntityTypes.py
+++ b/direct/src/level/EntityTypes.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class Zone(Nodepath):
         'hpr',
         )
     attribs = (
-        ('description', ''),
+        ('description', '', 'string'),
         ('modelZoneNum', None, 'int'),
         ('visibility', [], 'visZoneList'),
         )