diff --git a/parser/parser-quantum-espresso/QuantumEspressoXC.py b/parser/parser-quantum-espresso/QuantumEspressoXC.py
index 16f3d2fe72b3e4ee0b28c247019aae15b22c380a..3c1452042088c5c139027b2192f6104d880973e8 100644
--- a/parser/parser-quantum-espresso/QuantumEspressoXC.py
+++ b/parser/parser-quantum-espresso/QuantumEspressoXC.py
@@ -821,6 +821,9 @@ CORRELATION_GRADIENT_CORRECTION = [
         'xc_terms': [{
             'XC_functional_name': "GGA_C_LYP",
         }],
+        'xc_terms_subtract': [{
+            'XC_functional_name': 'LDA_C_LYP',
+        }],
         'xc_section_method': {
             'x_qe_xc_igcc_name':       "blyp",
             'x_qe_xc_igcc_comment':    "Lee-Yang-Parr",
diff --git a/test/xc_functionals/refactor_test/testuite-xc.ref.log b/test/xc_functionals/refactor_test/testuite-xc.ref.log
index a4cfce14405858fb636383cdf617ccc3471cabbb..5d12d2b23c7bb070c91055b7456f3fb469fc6efe 100644
--- a/test/xc_functionals/refactor_test/testuite-xc.ref.log
+++ b/test/xc_functionals/refactor_test/testuite-xc.ref.log
@@ -368,9 +368,6 @@ qe_xc: 0.00 OLYP ( 0  3  6  3 0 0)
   },
   {
     "XC_functional_name": "GGA_X_OPTX"
-  },
-  {
-    "XC_functional_name": "LDA_C_LYP"
   }
 ]
 qe_xc: 0.00 PBESOL ( 1  4 10  8 0 0)