diff --git a/test/api/test_workflows.py b/test/api/test_workflows.py
index 8f913bdc2dc..4f357742b4f 100644
--- a/test/api/test_workflows.py
+++ b/test/api/test_workflows.py
@@ -2126,7 +2126,7 @@ steps:
 - label: consume_expression_parameter
   tool_id: validation_default
   in:
-    input1: param_out#string_param
+    input1: param_out#text_param
   outputs:
     out_file1:
       rename: "replaced_param_collection"
diff --git a/tools/expression_tools/parse_values_from_file.xml b/tools/expression_tools/parse_values_from_file.xml
index 12f52d72451..8013a1fc6d9 100644
--- a/tools/expression_tools/parse_values_from_file.xml
+++ b/tools/expression_tools/parse_values_from_file.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     <description>from dataset</description>
     <expression type="ecma5.1">{
 var output;
-if ($job.remove_newlines || $job.param_type != 'string') {
+if ($job.remove_newlines || $job.param_type != 'text') {
    $job.input1.contents = $job.input1.contents.trim();
 }
 if ($job.param_type == 'integer') {
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ return {'output': output};
     <inputs>
         <param type="data" label="Input file containing parameter to parse out of" load_contents="64000" name="input1" />
         <param name="param_type" type="select" label="Select type of parameter to parse">
-            <option value="string">String</option>
+            <option value="text">Text</option>
             <option value="integer">Integer</option>
             <option value="float">Float</option>
             <option value="boolean">Boolean</option>
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ return {'output': output};
         <param name="remove_newlines" checked="true" type="boolean" label="Remove newlines ?" help="Uncheck this only if newlines should be preserved in parameter"/>
     </inputs>
     <outputs>
-        <output type="string" name="string_param" from="output">
-            <filter>param_type == 'string'</filter>
+        <output type="text" name="text_param" from="output">
+            <filter>param_type == 'text'</filter>
         </output>
         <output type="integer" name="integer_param" from="output">
             <filter>param_type == 'integer'</filter>
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ return {'output': output};
     <tests>
         <test expect_num_outputs="1">
             <param name="input1" value="simple_line.txt"/>
-            <param name="param_type" value="string"/>
+            <param name="param_type" value="text"/>
             <param name="remove_newlines" value="true"/>
-            <output name="string_param">
+            <output name="text_param">
                 <assert_contents>
                     <has_line line="&quot;This is a line of text.&quot;"/>
                 </assert_contents>
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ return {'output': output};
         </test>
         <test expect_num_outputs="1">
             <param name="input1" value="simple_line.txt"/>
-            <param name="param_type" value="string"/>
+            <param name="param_type" value="text"/>
             <param name="remove_newlines" value="false"/>
-            <output name="string_param">
+            <output name="text_param">
                 <assert_contents>
                     <has_line line="&quot;This is a line of text.\n&quot;"/>
                 </assert_contents>
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ return {'output': output};
             <param name="input1" value="1.integer.txt"/>
             <param name="param_type" value="integer"/>
             <param name="remove_newlines" value="false"/>
-            <output name="string_param">
+            <output name="integer_param">
                 <assert_contents>
                     <has_line line="1"/>
                 </assert_contents>
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ return {'output': output};
             <param name="input1" value="1.integer.txt"/>
             <param name="param_type" value="float"/>
             <param name="remove_newlines" value="false"/>
-            <output name="string_param">
+            <output name="float_param">
                 <assert_contents>
                     <has_line line="1"/>
                 </assert_contents>
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ return {'output': output};
             <param name="input1" value="1.bool.txt"/>
             <param name="param_type" value="boolean"/>
             <param name="remove_newlines" value="false"/>
-            <output name="string_param">
+            <output name="boolean_param">
                 <assert_contents>
                     <has_line line="false"/>
                 </assert_contents>