diff --git a/parser/parser-turbomole/TurbomoleParser.py b/parser/parser-turbomole/TurbomoleParser.py
index 402402697f0946d477c8bb20c4c48d177050cf28..09383bfa928d9873d073e592e4c1b078bf9d93d1 100644
--- a/parser/parser-turbomole/TurbomoleParser.py
+++ b/parser/parser-turbomole/TurbomoleParser.py
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ def build_root_parser(context):
               subFlags=SM.SubFlags.Unordered,
               fixedStartValues={
                   'program_name': 'turbomole',
-                  'program_basis_set_type': 'GTOs'
+                  'program_basis_set_type': 'gaussians'
               },
               subMatchers=[
                   mpi_slaves,
diff --git a/turbomoleparser/TurbomoleParser.py b/turbomoleparser/TurbomoleParser.py
index 4595315c70a624178a498d16327ff40e83ee9eb8..a5a67f3b6519ccd85b8cbb0e46f6fdb69b111c35 100644
--- a/turbomoleparser/TurbomoleParser.py
+++ b/turbomoleparser/TurbomoleParser.py
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ def build_root_parser(context):
               subFlags=SM.SubFlags.Unordered,
               fixedStartValues={
                   'program_name': 'turbomole',
-                  'program_basis_set_type': 'GTOs'
+                  'program_basis_set_type': 'gaussians'
               },
               subMatchers=[
                   mpi_slaves,