diff --git a/internal/action/bindings.go b/internal/action/bindings.go
index 76f29e3b..e0fe0b8a 100644
--- a/internal/action/bindings.go
+++ b/internal/action/bindings.go
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ func findEvent(k string) (Event, error) {
 // Returns true if the keybinding already existed and a possible error
 func TryBindKey(k, v string, overwrite bool) (bool, error) {
 	var e error
-	var parsed map[string]string
+	var parsed map[string]interface{}
 
 	filename := filepath.Join(config.ConfigDir, "bindings.json")
 	createBindingsIfNotExist(filename)
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ func TryBindKey(k, v string, overwrite bool) (bool, error) {
 // UnbindKey removes the binding for a key from the bindings.json file
 func UnbindKey(k string) error {
 	var e error
-	var parsed map[string]string
+	var parsed map[string]interface{}
 
 	filename := filepath.Join(config.ConfigDir, "bindings.json")
 	createBindingsIfNotExist(filename)