diff --git a/source/includes/apiargs-dbcommand-applyOps-field.yaml b/source/includes/apiargs-dbcommand-applyOps-field.yaml
index b37b6ae10b2..9e3b77494bd 100644
--- a/source/includes/apiargs-dbcommand-applyOps-field.yaml
+++ b/source/includes/apiargs-dbcommand-applyOps-field.yaml
@@ -34,5 +34,5 @@ name: alwaysUpsert
 operation: applyOps
 optional: true
 position: 3
-type: array
+type: boolean
 ...