diff --git a/prepare/cards/reuters21578.py b/prepare/cards/reuters21578.py
index f7cc5dc8d8..ae20ace281 100644
--- a/prepare/cards/reuters21578.py
+++ b/prepare/cards/reuters21578.py
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
                 fields={
                     "classes": classlabels[subset],
                     "text_type": "text",
-                    "type_of_class": "contractual clauses",
+                    "type_of_class": "topic",
                 }
             ),
         ],