diff --git a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/cql/keyspace/DefaultOption.java b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/cql/keyspace/DefaultOption.java
index 3fbaef6c1..1d65d6928 100644
--- a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/cql/keyspace/DefaultOption.java
+++ b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/cql/keyspace/DefaultOption.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public class DefaultOption implements Option {
 	@SuppressWarnings({ "unchecked", "rawtypes" })
 	public boolean isCoerceable(Object value) {
 
-		if (getType().equals(Void.class)) {
+		if (getType().equals(Void.class) || getType().equals(String.class)) {
 			return true;
 		}