diff --git a/code/ui/blocks/src/components/ArgsTable/ArgRow.tsx b/code/ui/blocks/src/components/ArgsTable/ArgRow.tsx
index d6e2c73ad905..8f6b6f2c5f99 100644
--- a/code/ui/blocks/src/components/ArgsTable/ArgRow.tsx
+++ b/code/ui/blocks/src/components/ArgsTable/ArgRow.tsx
@@ -76,12 +76,18 @@ const StyledTd = styled.td<{ expandable: boolean }>(({ theme, expandable }) => (
   paddingLeft: expandable ? '40px !important' : '20px !important',
 }));
 
+const toSummary = (value: any) => {
+  if (!value) return value;
+  const val = typeof value === 'string' ? value : value.name;
+  return { summary: val };
+};
+
 export const ArgRow: FC<ArgRowProps> = (props) => {
   const [isHovered, setIsHovered] = useState(false);
   const { row, updateArgs, compact, expandable, initialExpandedArgs } = props;
   const { name, description } = row;
   const table = (row.table || {}) as TableAnnotation;
-  const type = table.type || row.type;
+  const type = table.type || toSummary(row.type);
   const defaultValue = table.defaultValue || row.defaultValue;
   const required = row.type?.required;
   const hasDescription = description != null && description !== '';