diff --git a/lib/jsonschema/default.nix b/lib/jsonschema/default.nix
index 26c399e..90a8fb2 100644
--- a/lib/jsonschema/default.nix
+++ b/lib/jsonschema/default.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ let
     float = "number";
     int = "integer";
     str = "string";
+    path = "string"; # TODO add prober path checks
   };
 
   # remove _module attribute from options
@@ -103,6 +104,13 @@ rec {
       type = "string";
     }
 
+    # parse string
+    else if option.type.name == "path"
+    # return jsonschema property definition for path
+    then default // description // {
+      type = "string";
+    }
+
     # parse enum
     else if option.type.name == "enum"
     # return jsonschema property definition for enum