diff --git a/nomad/datamodel/metainfo/public.py b/nomad/datamodel/metainfo/public.py
index d1e4292c1442ff65705dcc7d6bb02b8ee78088e8..0a976b50da2e8c2a9107925b6151c49e1180849d 100644
--- a/nomad/datamodel/metainfo/public.py
+++ b/nomad/datamodel/metainfo/public.py
@@ -1220,7 +1220,7 @@ class section_dos_fingerprint(MSection):
 
     indices = Quantity(
         type=np.dtype(np.int16),
-        shape=['first_index_of_DOS_grid', 'last_index_of_DOS_grid'],
+        shape=[2],
         description='''
         Indices used to compare DOS fingerprints of different energy ranges.
         ''',