diff --git a/config/install/name.settings.yml b/config/install/name.settings.yml
index 131bf01..44e4006 100644
--- a/config/install/name.settings.yml
+++ b/config/install/name.settings.yml
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ inline_styles_rtl: 'float: right; margin-left: 1em;'
 sep1: ' '
 sep2: ', '
 sep3: ''
-user_preferred: false
+user_preferred: ''
diff --git a/config/schema/name.schema.yml b/config/schema/name.schema.yml
index f63e651..064e91e 100644
--- a/config/schema/name.schema.yml
+++ b/config/schema/name.schema.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ name.settings:
       type: string
       label: 'Separator 3'
     user_preferred:
-      type: boolean
+      type: string
       label: 'User preferred'
 
 name.examples.*: