diff --git a/plugins/ui/noice.nix b/plugins/ui/noice.nix
index 47d1f5c7..b1b20ed9 100644
--- a/plugins/ui/noice.nix
+++ b/plugins/ui/noice.nix
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ in {
       '';
 
       views = helpers.defaultNullOpts.mkNullable (types.attrsOf types.anything) "{}" "";
-      routes = helpers.defaultNullOpts.mkNullable (types.attrsOf types.anything) "{}" "";
+      routes = helpers.defaultNullOpts.mkNullable (types.listOf (types.attrsOf types.anything)) "[]" "";
       status = helpers.defaultNullOpts.mkNullable (types.attrsOf types.anything) "{}" "";
       format = helpers.defaultNullOpts.mkNullable (types.attrsOf types.anything) "{}" "";
     };
diff --git a/tests/test-sources/plugins/ui/noice.nix b/tests/test-sources/plugins/ui/noice.nix
index ff4f8f5f..087d5b64 100644
--- a/tests/test-sources/plugins/ui/noice.nix
+++ b/tests/test-sources/plugins/ui/noice.nix
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@
       };
       throttle = 1000 / 30;
       views = {};
-      routes = {};
+      routes = [];
       status = {};
       format = {};
     };