diff --git a/Framework/Algorithms/src/CreatePeaksWorkspace.cpp b/Framework/Algorithms/src/CreatePeaksWorkspace.cpp
index a6e3b19cd0c4ac5dc12ff99c7359270edfb8eddf..fd7683648780dc87654d894bf17313c30adec003 100644
--- a/Framework/Algorithms/src/CreatePeaksWorkspace.cpp
+++ b/Framework/Algorithms/src/CreatePeaksWorkspace.cpp
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ void CreatePeaksWorkspace::init() {
   // explicit control of output peak workspace tyep
   // Full: standar peak workspace
   // Lean: LeanElasticPeakWorkspace
-  const std::vector<std::string> peakworkspaceTypes{"Full", "Lean"};
+  const std::vector<std::string> peakworkspaceTypes{"Peak", "LeanElasticPeak"};
   declareProperty(
-      "OutputType", "Full",
+      "OutputType", "Peak",
       std::make_shared<StringListValidator>(peakworkspaceTypes),
       "Output peak workspace type, default to full peak workspace.");
 }
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ void CreatePeaksWorkspace::exec() {
   IPeaksWorkspace_sptr out;
   // By default, we generate a PeakWorkspace unless user explicitly
   // requires a LeanElasticPeakWorkspace
-  if (outputType == "Full") {
+  if (outputType == "Peak") {
     out = std::make_shared<PeaksWorkspace>();
     setProperty("OutputWorkspace", out);
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ void CreatePeaksWorkspace::exec() {
         progress.report();
       }
     }
-  } else if (outputType == "Lean") {
+  } else if (outputType == "LeanElasticPeak") {
     // use LeanElasticPeakWorkspace, which means no instrument related info
     out = std::make_shared<LeanElasticPeaksWorkspace>();
     setProperty("OutputWorkspace", out);
diff --git a/Framework/Algorithms/test/CreatePeaksWorkspaceTest.h b/Framework/Algorithms/test/CreatePeaksWorkspaceTest.h
index b985a1630ce62093ab571460030bad569f6da075..8603a66f27581fbb935a60ac925166a802cd40c5 100644
--- a/Framework/Algorithms/test/CreatePeaksWorkspaceTest.h
+++ b/Framework/Algorithms/test/CreatePeaksWorkspaceTest.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public:
     TS_ASSERT_THROWS_NOTHING(
         alg.setPropertyValue("OutputWorkspace", outWSName));
     TS_ASSERT_THROWS_NOTHING(alg.setProperty("NumberOfPeaks", 13));
-    TS_ASSERT_THROWS_NOTHING(alg.setProperty("OutputType", "Lean"));
+    TS_ASSERT_THROWS_NOTHING(alg.setProperty("OutputType", "LeanElasticPeak"));
     TS_ASSERT_THROWS_NOTHING(alg.execute();)
     TS_ASSERT(alg.isExecuted());