diff --git a/config/alfresco/model/wcmAppModel.xml b/config/alfresco/model/wcmAppModel.xml
index 822e97b3ad..1918a09e2b 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/model/wcmAppModel.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/model/wcmAppModel.xml
@@ -298,11 +298,11 @@
             </property>
             <property name="wca:primaryforminstancedata">
                <title>Primary XML Asset used to generate this asset</title>
-               <type>d:noderef</type>
+               <type>d:text</type>
                <mandatory>true</mandatory>
             </property>
          </properties>
       </aspect>
    </aspects>
 
-</model>
\ No newline at end of file
+</model>