diff --git a/Analysis/src/TypeVar.cpp b/Analysis/src/TypeVar.cpp
index bc6321dc..0f53f990 100644
--- a/Analysis/src/TypeVar.cpp
+++ b/Analysis/src/TypeVar.cpp
@@ -757,7 +757,8 @@ TypeId SingletonTypes::makeStringMetatable()
         {"gsub", {gsubFunc}},
         {"len", {makeFunction(*arena, stringType, {}, {}, {}, {}, {numberType})}},
         {"lower", {stringToStringType}},
-        {"match", {makeFunction(*arena, stringType, {}, {}, {stringType, optionalNumber}, {}, {optionalString})}},
+        {"match", {arena->addType(FunctionTypeVar{arena->addTypePack({stringType, stringType, optionalNumber}),
+                      arena->addTypePack(TypePackVar{VariadicTypePack{optionalString}})})}},
         {"rep", {makeFunction(*arena, stringType, {}, {}, {numberType}, {}, {stringType})}},
         {"reverse", {stringToStringType}},
         {"sub", {makeFunction(*arena, stringType, {}, {}, {numberType, optionalNumber}, {}, {stringType})}},