diff --git a/parser/parser-quantum-espresso/QuantumEspressoXC.py b/parser/parser-quantum-espresso/QuantumEspressoXC.py
index 72b49507bfaf87eabf124830dd5739187f600817..7cd24d74bfb9ae0b88c22c6e09828ef525d7356b 100644
--- a/parser/parser-quantum-espresso/QuantumEspressoXC.py
+++ b/parser/parser-quantum-espresso/QuantumEspressoXC.py
@@ -541,6 +541,9 @@ EXCHANGE_GRADIENT_CORRECTION = [
         'xc_terms': [{
             'XC_functional_name': "GGA_X_WC",
         }],
+        'xc_terms_subtract': [{
+            'XC_functional_name': 'LDA_X',
+         }],
         'xc_section_method': {
             'x_qe_xc_igcx_name':       "wcx",
             'x_qe_xc_igcx_comment':    "Wu-Cohen",
diff --git a/test/xc_functionals/refactor_test/testuite-xc.ref.log b/test/xc_functionals/refactor_test/testuite-xc.ref.log
index c3dd88a156277b0e4b887f4c35725567624a49f0..249ef740c2d636ac13ecb03bfde32a5bafc9d93b 100644
--- a/test/xc_functionals/refactor_test/testuite-xc.ref.log
+++ b/test/xc_functionals/refactor_test/testuite-xc.ref.log
@@ -212,9 +212,6 @@ qe_xc: 0.00 WC ( 1  4 11  4 0 0)
   },
   {
     "XC_functional_name": "LDA_C_PW"
-  },
-  {
-    "XC_functional_name": "LDA_X"
   }
 ]
 qe_xc: 0.00 REVPBE ( 1  4  4  4 0 0)