diff --git a/proxmox/resource_lxc.go b/proxmox/resource_lxc.go
index 82e70d64..38b8b3d7 100644
--- a/proxmox/resource_lxc.go
+++ b/proxmox/resource_lxc.go
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ func resourceLxc() *schema.Resource {
 							Optional: true,
 						},
 						"hwaddr": {
-							Type:     schema.TypeBool,
+							Type:     schema.TypeString,
 							Optional: true,
 						},
 						"ip": {