diff --git a/templates/organisms.yml.j2 b/templates/organisms.yml.j2
index 47391539a33f77dda794d9fc9d0eafc307c8bff4..34f3c01293984e585f7fdf7cc5882844e5f28cd3 100644
--- a/templates/organisms.yml.j2
+++ b/templates/organisms.yml.j2
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     {{ org_param_desc_strain }}: {{ org_param_desc_strain_value }}
     {{ org_param_desc_common_name }}: {{ org_param_desc_common_name_value }}
     {{ org_param_desc_origin }}: {{ org_param_desc_origin_value }}
-    {% if org_param_desc_main_species_value is defined and org_param_desc_main_species_value is same as true %}
+    {% if org_param_desc_main_species_value is defined and org_param_desc_main_species_value is sameas true %}
     {{ org_param_desc_main_species }}: yes
     {% endif %}
   {{ org_param_data }}: