diff --git a/API.md b/API.md
index 37c5dc7c..deda3d18 100644
--- a/API.md
+++ b/API.md
@@ -2376,7 +2376,7 @@ public readonly rawOutput: RawOutput;
 ```
 
 - *Type:* <a href="#cdk-sops-secrets.RawOutput">RawOutput</a>
-- *Default:* undefined - no raw output
+- *Default:* undefined - STRING for binary secrets, else no raw output
 
 Should the secret parsed and transformed to json?
 
diff --git a/src/SopsSecret.ts b/src/SopsSecret.ts
index a96b15d5..0c3bfcf5 100644
--- a/src/SopsSecret.ts
+++ b/src/SopsSecret.ts
@@ -104,7 +104,10 @@ export class SopsSecret extends Construct implements ISecret {
       region: this.stack.region,
     };
 
-    let resourceType = props.sopsFileFormat == "binary" ? ResourceType.SECRET_RAW : ResourceType.SECRET;
+    let resourceType =
+      props.sopsFileFormat == 'binary'
+        ? ResourceType.SECRET_RAW
+        : ResourceType.SECRET;
     if (props.rawOutput === RawOutput.BINARY) {
       resourceType = ResourceType.SECRET_BINARY;
     }