diff --git a/gui/tests/env.js b/gui/tests/env.js
index d6b6cbc9655c90e46f4bd1a9fb22cca41b79a9c6..7de352a0c55ccbcbde5bf729b67f2495211bab26 100644
--- a/gui/tests/env.js
+++ b/gui/tests/env.js
@@ -1637,8 +1637,9 @@ window.nomadEnv = {
                 "align": "left"
               },
               "results.properties.catalytic.catalyst.surface_area": {
-                "label": "Surface area (m^2/g)",
+                "label": "Surface area",
                 "align": "left",
+                "unit": "m^2/g",
                 "format": {
                   "decimals": 2,
                   "mode": "standard"
diff --git a/nomad/config/defaults.yaml b/nomad/config/defaults.yaml
index 6bab95783a5f316a7e9f589269bd757e5a9baa68..540b10f0f3745f9acfa77bcc8bf8b32b6ed4ec31 100644
--- a/nomad/config/defaults.yaml
+++ b/nomad/config/defaults.yaml
@@ -1274,7 +1274,8 @@ ui:
               format:
                 decimals: 2
                 mode: standard
-              label: Surface area (m^2/g)
+              unit: 'm^2/g'
+              label: Surface area
             results.properties.catalytic.reaction.name: {label: Reaction name}
             results.properties.catalytic.reaction.type: {label: Reaction class}
             results.properties.catalytic.reaction.reactants.name: {label: Reactants}