diff --git a/k4FWCore/components/PodioLegacyOutput.cpp b/k4FWCore/components/PodioLegacyOutput.cpp
index ba57b14f..2db36a2e 100644
--- a/k4FWCore/components/PodioLegacyOutput.cpp
+++ b/k4FWCore/components/PodioLegacyOutput.cpp
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ void PodioLegacyOutput::createBranches(const std::vector<std::pair<std::string,
     const auto collID = m_podioLegacyDataSvc->getCollectionIDs()->collectionID(collName).value();
     // No check necessary, only registered collections possible
     auto       coll     = collNamePair.second;
-    const auto collType = std::string(coll->getValueTypeName()) + "Collection";
+    const auto collType = coll->getTypeName();
     collectionInfo->emplace_back(collID, std::move(collType), coll->isSubsetCollection());
     //}