diff --git a/src/content/templates/ssp/xml/FedRAMP-SSP-OSCAL-Template.xml b/src/content/templates/ssp/xml/FedRAMP-SSP-OSCAL-Template.xml
index b7d7c2c54..92a5e1d3d 100644
--- a/src/content/templates/ssp/xml/FedRAMP-SSP-OSCAL-Template.xml
+++ b/src/content/templates/ssp/xml/FedRAMP-SSP-OSCAL-Template.xml
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@
          <description>
             <p>[SAMPLE]FIPS 140 Validated Module</p>
          </description>
-         <validation-type>fips-140-2</validation-type>
+         <prop name="validation-type" value="fips-140-2"/>
          <!-- identifies the certificate number -->
          <prop name="validation-reference" value="0000"/>
          <link rel="validation-details"