diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/start_flags.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/start_flags.go
index 106b34a8593b..bdb1cc1f6d28 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/start_flags.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/start_flags.go
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ func initKubernetesFlags() {
 	startCmd.Flags().String(dnsDomain, constants.ClusterDNSDomain, "The cluster dns domain name used in the Kubernetes cluster")
 	startCmd.Flags().Int(apiServerPort, constants.APIServerPort, "The apiserver listening port")
 	startCmd.Flags().String(apiServerName, constants.APIServerName, "The authoritative apiserver hostname for apiserver certificates and connectivity. This can be used if you want to make the apiserver available from outside the machine")
-	startCmd.Flags().StringArrayVar(&apiServerNames, "apiserver-names", nil, "A set of apiserver names which are used in the generated certificate for kubernetes.  This can be used if you want to make the apiserver available from outside the machine")
+	startCmd.Flags().StringSliceVar(&apiServerNames, "apiserver-names", nil, "A set of apiserver names which are used in the generated certificate for kubernetes.  This can be used if you want to make the apiserver available from outside the machine")
 	startCmd.Flags().IPSliceVar(&apiServerIPs, "apiserver-ips", nil, "A set of apiserver IP Addresses which are used in the generated certificate for kubernetes.  This can be used if you want to make the apiserver available from outside the machine")
 }
 
diff --git a/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md b/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md
index abba0de2964a..8757c6b238b8 100644
--- a/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md
+++ b/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ minikube start [flags]
       --addons minikube addons list       Enable addons. see minikube addons list for a list of valid addon names.
       --apiserver-ips ipSlice             A set of apiserver IP Addresses which are used in the generated certificate for kubernetes.  This can be used if you want to make the apiserver available from outside the machine (default [])
       --apiserver-name string             The authoritative apiserver hostname for apiserver certificates and connectivity. This can be used if you want to make the apiserver available from outside the machine (default "minikubeCA")
-      --apiserver-names stringArray       A set of apiserver names which are used in the generated certificate for kubernetes.  This can be used if you want to make the apiserver available from outside the machine
+      --apiserver-names strings           A set of apiserver names which are used in the generated certificate for kubernetes.  This can be used if you want to make the apiserver available from outside the machine
       --apiserver-port int                The apiserver listening port (default 8443)
       --auto-update-drivers               If set, automatically updates drivers to the latest version. Defaults to true. (default true)
       --base-image string                 The base image to use for docker/podman drivers. Intended for local development. (default "gcr.io/k8s-minikube/kicbase:v0.0.14-snapshot2@sha256:2bd97b482faf5b6a403ac39dd5e7c6fe2006425c6663a12f94f64f5f81a7787e")