diff --git a/bin/check_samplesheet.py b/bin/check_samplesheet.py
index 96ea340..97f66c6 100755
--- a/bin/check_samplesheet.py
+++ b/bin/check_samplesheet.py
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ def check_samplesheet(file_in, file_out):
         out_dir = os.path.dirname(file_out)
         make_dir(out_dir)
         with open(file_out, "w") as fout:
-            valid_header.append("file_type")
+            valid_header.append("inputtype")
             fout.write(",".join(valid_header) + "\n")
             for row in rows:
                 fout.write(",".join(row) + "\n")