diff --git a/src/ruleset.rnc b/src/ruleset.rnc
index 0bb2e0e4f57fa44640851865bca9ee4884ef3557..957ae04bc9b615990178578b900d6168f516811f 100644
--- a/src/ruleset.rnc
+++ b/src/ruleset.rnc
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Preferences =
    }
 
 MetadataTypeDef =
-   element Metadata {
+   element MetadataType {
       attribute type { "person" | "identifier" }?,
       (
          Name