diff --git a/src/onelogin/saml2/auth.py b/src/onelogin/saml2/auth.py
index 707c16a4..2232b521 100644
--- a/src/onelogin/saml2/auth.py
+++ b/src/onelogin/saml2/auth.py
@@ -315,8 +315,8 @@ def get_attribute(self, name):
         :param name: Name of the attribute
         :type name: string
 
-        :returns: Attribute value if exists or None
-        :rtype: string
+        :returns: Attribute value(s) if exists or None
+        :rtype: list
         """
         assert isinstance(name, basestring)
         value = None