diff --git a/autoload/neosnippet.vim b/autoload/neosnippet.vim
index 69692ba..ffadd67 100644
--- a/autoload/neosnippet.vim
+++ b/autoload/neosnippet.vim
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ set cpo&vim
 call neosnippet#util#set_default(
       \ 'g:neosnippet#disable_runtime_snippets', {})
 call neosnippet#util#set_default(
-      \ 'g:neosnippet#snippets_directory', [])
+      \ 'g:neosnippet#snippets_directory', '')
 call neosnippet#util#set_default(
       \ 'g:neosnippet#disable_select_mode_mappings', 1)
 call neosnippet#util#set_default(
diff --git a/doc/neosnippet.txt b/doc/neosnippet.txt
index e04dfd0..d686553 100755
--- a/doc/neosnippet.txt
+++ b/doc/neosnippet.txt
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ g:neosnippet#snippets_directory		*g:neosnippet#snippets_directory*
 		- "vim_*.snip*"
 	        - "vim/**/*.snip"
 
-		The default value is [].
+		The default value is ''.
 
 				*g:neosnippet#disable_select_mode_mappings*
 g:neosnippet#disable_select_mode_mappings