diff --git a/nav2_behavior_tree/include/nav2_behavior_tree/plugins/action/navigate_through_poses_action.hpp b/nav2_behavior_tree/include/nav2_behavior_tree/plugins/action/navigate_through_poses_action.hpp
index 5234dedaece..7e7f3d5c30b 100644
--- a/nav2_behavior_tree/include/nav2_behavior_tree/plugins/action/navigate_through_poses_action.hpp
+++ b/nav2_behavior_tree/include/nav2_behavior_tree/plugins/action/navigate_through_poses_action.hpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class NavigateThroughPosesAction : public BtActionNode<nav2_msgs::action::Naviga
     return providedBasicPorts(
       {
         BT::InputPort<geometry_msgs::msg::PoseStamped>("goals", "Destinations to plan through"),
-        BT::InputPort<geometry_msgs::msg::PoseStamped>("behavior_tree", "Behavior tree to run"),
+        BT::InputPort<std::string>("behavior_tree", "Behavior tree to run"),
       });
   }
 };
diff --git a/nav2_behavior_tree/include/nav2_behavior_tree/plugins/action/navigate_to_pose_action.hpp b/nav2_behavior_tree/include/nav2_behavior_tree/plugins/action/navigate_to_pose_action.hpp
index e8c37af7384..3708017f16a 100644
--- a/nav2_behavior_tree/include/nav2_behavior_tree/plugins/action/navigate_to_pose_action.hpp
+++ b/nav2_behavior_tree/include/nav2_behavior_tree/plugins/action/navigate_to_pose_action.hpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class NavigateToPoseAction : public BtActionNode<nav2_msgs::action::NavigateToPo
     return providedBasicPorts(
       {
         BT::InputPort<geometry_msgs::msg::PoseStamped>("goal", "Destination to plan to"),
-        BT::InputPort<geometry_msgs::msg::PoseStamped>("behavior_tree", "Behavior tree to run"),
+        BT::InputPort<std::string>("behavior_tree", "Behavior tree to run"),
       });
   }
 };