diff --git a/src/Core/Configure.php b/src/Core/Configure.php
index 7cb609640dc..6384051b16b 100644
--- a/src/Core/Configure.php
+++ b/src/Core/Configure.php
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ public static function delete($var)
      * out of configure into the various other classes in CakePHP.
      *
      * @param string $var The key to read and remove.
-     * @return array|null
+     * @return array|string|null
      */
     public static function consume($var)
     {