diff --git a/bob/bio/face/config/database/mobio_female.py b/bob/bio/face/config/database/mobio_female.py
index 9e472b6784e709b91969a3f92de9c7c8d248d8a4..a329d9224502429d26ae985df052f0fec95eb131 100644
--- a/bob/bio/face/config/database/mobio_female.py
+++ b/bob/bio/face/config/database/mobio_female.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ database = MobioBioDatabase(
     original_directory=mobio_image_directory,
     original_extension=".png",
     annotation_directory=mobio_annotation_directory,
+    annotation_type="eyecenter",
 
     protocol = 'female',
     models_depend_on_protocol=True,
diff --git a/bob/bio/face/config/database/mobio_image.py b/bob/bio/face/config/database/mobio_image.py
index 3ac114ac2c19371d59bd7fd4ba5bdc2906c4c015..b754e6f727190001126ecf58434ffef13bbe7c1f 100644
--- a/bob/bio/face/config/database/mobio_image.py
+++ b/bob/bio/face/config/database/mobio_image.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ database = MobioBioDatabase(
     original_directory=mobio_image_directory,
     original_extension=".png",
     annotation_directory=mobio_annotation_directory,
+    annotation_type="eyecenter",
 
     protocol='male',
     models_depend_on_protocol = True,
diff --git a/bob/bio/face/config/database/mobio_male.py b/bob/bio/face/config/database/mobio_male.py
index 6d572d7d292df9db975dc7d7db37d2f811b7034d..90da21e23b1580aa000870b830a61dbd5e54a3b2 100644
--- a/bob/bio/face/config/database/mobio_male.py
+++ b/bob/bio/face/config/database/mobio_male.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ database = MobioBioDatabase(
     original_directory=mobio_image_directory,
     original_extension=".png",
     annotation_directory=mobio_annotation_directory,
+    annotation_type="eyecenter",
 
     protocol='male',
     models_depend_on_protocol = True,