diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/actuator/FunctionsEndpoint.java b/spring-cloud-function-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/actuator/FunctionsEndpoint.java
index 69135d46c..008a969db 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/actuator/FunctionsEndpoint.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/actuator/FunctionsEndpoint.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import java.util.TreeMap;
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.endpoint.annotation.Endpoint;
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.endpoint.annotation.ReadOperation;
 import org.springframework.cloud.function.context.FunctionCatalog;
+import org.springframework.cloud.function.context.catalog.FunctionTypeUtils;
 import org.springframework.cloud.function.context.catalog.SimpleFunctionRegistry.FunctionInvocationWrapper;
 
 /**
@@ -51,20 +52,30 @@ public class FunctionsEndpoint {
 			Map<String, Object> functionMap = new LinkedHashMap<>();
 			if (function.isFunction()) {
 				functionMap.put("type", "FUNCTION");
-				functionMap.put("input-type", function.getInputType().toString());
-				functionMap.put("output-type", function.getOutputType().toString());
+				functionMap.put("input-type", this.toSimplePolyIn(function));
+				functionMap.put("output-type", this.toSimplePolyOut(function));
 			}
 			else if (function.isConsumer()) {
 				functionMap.put("type", "CONSUMER");
-				functionMap.put("input-type", function.getInputType().toString());
+				functionMap.put("input-type", this.toSimplePolyIn(function));
 			}
 			else {
 				functionMap.put("type", "SUPPLIER");
-				functionMap.put("output-type", function.getOutputType().toString());
+				functionMap.put("output-type", this.toSimplePolyOut(function));
 			}
 			allFunctions.put(name, functionMap);
 		}
+
+
 		return allFunctions;
 	}
 
+
+	private String toSimplePolyOut(FunctionInvocationWrapper function) {
+		return FunctionTypeUtils.getRawType(function.getItemType(function.getOutputType())).getSimpleName().toLowerCase();
+	}
+
+	private String toSimplePolyIn(FunctionInvocationWrapper function) {
+		return FunctionTypeUtils.getRawType(function.getItemType(function.getInputType())).getSimpleName().toLowerCase();
+	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample/src/main/java/com/example/SampleApplication.java b/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample/src/main/java/com/example/SampleApplication.java
index 54f2e9dc6..4fb75cf8c 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample/src/main/java/com/example/SampleApplication.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample/src/main/java/com/example/SampleApplication.java
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ public class SampleApplication {
 	}
 
 	@Bean
-	public Function<Message<String>, String> uppercaseMessage() {
-		return value -> value.getPayload().toUpperCase();
+	public Function<Message<String>, Integer> uppercaseMessage() {
+		return value -> value.getPayload().toUpperCase().length();
 	}
 
 	@Bean