diff --git a/beat/web/dataformats/serializers.py b/beat/web/dataformats/serializers.py
index d44afda1c0db72e9044bb29cb16f4186c00ec04a..5a7f258c76052b6c1b37ee1483b2fbe83e65a50b 100644
--- a/beat/web/dataformats/serializers.py
+++ b/beat/web/dataformats/serializers.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ import beat.core.dataformat
 class DataFormatCreationSerializer(ContributionCreationSerializer):
     class Meta(ContributionCreationSerializer.Meta):
         model = DataFormat
-        beat_core_class = beat.core.dataformat
+        beat_core_class = beat.core.dataformat.DataFormat
 
 
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