diff --git a/tools/filters/gff/gff_filter_by_feature_count.xml b/tools/filters/gff/gff_filter_by_feature_count.xml
index c16e5fd42eb..a1fde6dea85 100644
--- a/tools/filters/gff/gff_filter_by_feature_count.xml
+++ b/tools/filters/gff/gff_filter_by_feature_count.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     </param>
   </inputs>
   <outputs>
-    <data format="input_file1" name="out_file1" metadata_source="input_file1"/>
+    <data format="input" name="out_file1" metadata_source="input_file1"/>
   </outputs>
   <tests>
     <test>