diff --git a/packages/backend/src/graphql/types/argument-enum-type.ts b/packages/backend/src/graphql/types/argument-enum-type.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a81a08eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend/src/graphql/types/argument-enum-type.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { GraphQLEnumType } from 'graphql';
+
+const argumentEnumValues = {
+  integer: { value: 'integer' },
+  string: { value: 'string' }
+}
+
+const ArgumentEnumType = new GraphQLEnumType({
+  name: 'ArgumentEnumType',
+  values: argumentEnumValues
+})
+
+export default ArgumentEnumType;
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/graphql/types/authentication-step.ts b/packages/backend/src/graphql/types/authentication-step.ts
index db7e7fab..00fb0f07 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/graphql/types/authentication-step.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/graphql/types/authentication-step.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { GraphQLObjectType, GraphQLString, GraphQLList, GraphQLInt } from 'graphql';
+import ArgumentEnumType from './argument-enum-type';
 
 const authenticationStepType = new GraphQLObjectType({
   name: 'AuthenticationStep',
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ const authenticationStepType = new GraphQLObjectType({
           fields: {
             name: { type: GraphQLString },
             value: { type: GraphQLString },
+            type: { type: ArgumentEnumType },
             properties: {  
               type: GraphQLList(
                 new GraphQLObjectType({
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/graphql/types/reconnection-step.ts b/packages/backend/src/graphql/types/reconnection-step.ts
index 8c6dd64f..534a24e6 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/graphql/types/reconnection-step.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/graphql/types/reconnection-step.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { GraphQLObjectType, GraphQLString, GraphQLList, GraphQLInt } from 'graphql';
+import ArgumentEnumType from './argument-enum-type';
 
 const reconnectionStepType = new GraphQLObjectType({
   name: 'ReconnectionStep',
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ const reconnectionStepType = new GraphQLObjectType({
           fields: {
             name: { type: GraphQLString },
             value: { type: GraphQLString },
+            type: { type: ArgumentEnumType },
             properties: {  
               type: GraphQLList(
                 new GraphQLObjectType({
diff --git a/packages/web/src/graphql/queries/get-app.ts b/packages/web/src/graphql/queries/get-app.ts
index 2fa265a8..4c267879 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/graphql/queries/get-app.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/graphql/queries/get-app.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export const GET_APP = gql`
         arguments {
           name
           value
+          type
           properties {
             name
             value
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ export const GET_APP = gql`
         arguments {
           name
           value
+          type
           properties {
             name
             value