diff --git a/src/config/chis-ug/config.json b/src/config/chis-ug/config.json
index 61c4874a..f5a0a097 100644
--- a/src/config/chis-ug/config.json
+++ b/src/config/chis-ug/config.json
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
           "friendly_name": "VHT Area Name",
           "property_name": "name",
           "type": "name",
-          "parameter": ["\\sArea", "\\s(village)"],
+          "parameter": ["\\sArea", "\\s\\(.*\\)"],
           "required": true
         },
 
diff --git a/src/config/chis-ug/gross.ts b/src/config/chis-ug/gross.ts
index dd4fab7c..1f3944b2 100644
--- a/src/config/chis-ug/gross.ts
+++ b/src/config/chis-ug/gross.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export default async function mutate(payload: PlacePayload): Promise<PlacePayloa
   if (payload.contact_type === 'health_center') {
     // during replacement, the name is optional
     if (payload.name) {
-      payload.name += ' Area (village)';
+      payload.name += ` Area (${payload.village})`;
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/validator-gender.ts b/src/lib/validator-gender.ts
index ddd3359b..391fb5a2 100644
--- a/src/lib/validator-gender.ts
+++ b/src/lib/validator-gender.ts
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ export default class ValidatorGender implements IValidator {
   }
 
   get defaultError(): string {
-    return `Must be either 'Male' or 'Female'`;
+    return `Must be either 'male' or 'female'`;
   }
 
   private parseGenders(input: string): { gender: string; isValid: boolean } {
     const isFemale = input?.match(/[fw]/i);
     const isMale = input?.match(/m(?<!fem|wom)/i);
     const isValid = (!!isFemale || !!isMale) && !(isFemale && isMale);
-    const gender = isMale ? 'Male' : 'Female';
+    const gender = isMale ? 'male' : 'female';
     return { isValid, gender };
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/lib/validation.spec.ts b/test/lib/validation.spec.ts
index 738e0783..c2888523 100644
--- a/test/lib/validation.spec.ts
+++ b/test/lib/validation.spec.ts
@@ -38,19 +38,19 @@ const scenarios: Scenario[] = [
   { type: 'name', prop: 'Sam\'s CHU', propertyParameter: ['CHU', 'Comm Unit'], isValid: true, altered: 'Sam\'s' },
   { type: 'name', prop: 'Jonathan M.Barasa', isValid: true, altered: 'Jonathan M Barasa' },
 
-  { type: 'gender', prop: 'Man', isValid: true, altered: 'Male' },
-  { type: 'gender', prop: 'male', isValid: true, altered: 'Male' },
-  { type: 'gender', prop: 'F', isValid: true, altered: 'Female' },
-  { type: 'gender', prop: 'Female', isValid: true, altered: 'Female' },
-  { type: 'gender', prop: 'Woman', isValid: true, altered: 'Female' },
-  { type: 'gender', prop: 'X', isValid: false, error: 'Male' },
-
   { type: 'dob', prop: '', isValid: false },
   { type: 'dob', prop: '2016/05/25', isValid: false },
   { type: 'dob', prop: 'May 25, 2016', isValid: false },
   { type: 'dob', prop: '2030-05-25', isValid: false },
   { type: 'dob', prop: '2016-05-25', isValid: true, altered: '2016-05-25' },
   { type: 'dob', prop: ' 20 16- 05- 25 ', isValid: true, altered: '2016-05-25' },
+
+  { type: 'gender', prop: 'Man', isValid: true, altered: 'male' },
+  { type: 'gender', prop: 'male', isValid: true, altered: 'male' },
+  { type: 'gender', prop: 'F', isValid: true, altered: 'female' },
+  { type: 'gender', prop: 'Female', isValid: true, altered: 'female' },
+  { type: 'gender', prop: 'Woman', isValid: true, altered: 'female' },
+  { type: 'gender', prop: 'X', isValid: false, error: 'male' },
 ];
 
 describe('lib/validation', () => {