diff --git a/cads_catalogue/layout_manager.py b/cads_catalogue/layout_manager.py
index 59a9a0d..271f595 100644
--- a/cads_catalogue/layout_manager.py
+++ b/cads_catalogue/layout_manager.py
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ def manage_licence_section(
     blocks = new_section.get("blocks", [])
     replacements = 0
     for i, block in enumerate(copy.deepcopy(blocks)):
-        if block.get("type") == "licence_widget":
+        if block.get("type") == "licence_block":
             licence_uid = block["licence-id"]
             try:
                 licence = [
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ def build_licence_block2(
         }
         licence_blocks.append(licence_block)
     new_block = {
-        "type": "licence_block",
+        "type": "licence_widget",
         "id": "licences_section",
         "title": "Licence",
         "details": {"licences": licence_blocks},
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ def manage_licence_section2(
     blocks = new_section.get("blocks", [])
     for i, block in enumerate(copy.deepcopy(blocks)):
         if (
-            block.get("type") == "licence_block"
+            block.get("type") == "licence_widget"
             and block.get("id") == "licences_section"
             and "details" in block
         ):
diff --git a/tests/data/layout1.json b/tests/data/layout1.json
index 488dab7..18794f0 100644
--- a/tests/data/layout1.json
+++ b/tests/data/layout1.json
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
               "caption": "Variables"
             },
             {
-              "type": "licence_block",
+              "type": "licence_widget",
               "id": "licences_section",
               "title": "a title",
               "details": {
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
             {
               "title": "A title to not override",
               "id": "licence",
-              "type": "licence_block",
+              "type": "licence_widget",
               "details": {
                 "licences": [
                   {
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
           "type": "section",
           "blocks": [
             {
-              "type": "licence_widget",
+              "type": "licence_block",
               "licence-id": "licence-to-use-copernicus-products",
               "id": "licence-to-use-copernicus-products"
             }
diff --git a/tests/data/layout2.json b/tests/data/layout2.json
index f0ab619..fe82c50 100644
--- a/tests/data/layout2.json
+++ b/tests/data/layout2.json
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
               "caption": "Variables"
             },
             {
-              "type": "licence_block",
+              "type": "licence_widget",
               "id": "licences_section",
               "title": "a title",
               "details": {
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
             {
               "title": "A title to not override",
               "id": "licence",
-              "type": "licence_block",
+              "type": "licence_widget",
               "details": {
                 "licences": [
                   {
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
           "type": "section",
           "blocks": [
             {
-              "type": "licence_widget",
+              "type": "licence_block",
               "licence-id": "licence-to-use-copernicus-products",
               "id": "licence-to-use-copernicus-products"
             }
diff --git a/tests/test_30_layout_manager.py b/tests/test_30_layout_manager.py
index 2329255..6b23c3a 100644
--- a/tests/test_30_layout_manager.py
+++ b/tests/test_30_layout_manager.py
@@ -52,14 +52,14 @@ def test_transform_licences_blocks(tmpdir, session_obj: sa.orm.sessionmaker):
         all_licences = session.scalars(sa.select(database.Licence)).all()
     # create a test layout.json
     layout_path = os.path.join(str(tmpdir), "layout.json")
-    block1 = {"licence-id": all_licences[0].licence_uid, "type": "licence_widget"}
+    block1 = {"licence-id": all_licences[0].licence_uid, "type": "licence_block"}
     block2 = {
         "type": "link",
         "id": "test-link-id",
         "title": "a link",
         "href": "http://a-link.html",
     }
-    block3 = {"licence-id": all_licences[1].licence_uid, "type": "licence_widget"}
+    block3 = {"licence-id": all_licences[1].licence_uid, "type": "licence_block"}
     sections = [
         {"id": "overview", "blocks": [block1, block2, block3]},
         {"id": "overview2", "blocks": [block2, block3]},
@@ -105,14 +105,14 @@ def test_transform_licences_blocks(tmpdir, session_obj: sa.orm.sessionmaker):
     }
 
     # build a nested version
-    block1 = {"licence-id": all_licences[0].licence_uid, "type": "licence_widget"}
+    block1 = {"licence-id": all_licences[0].licence_uid, "type": "licence_block"}
     block2 = {
         "type": "link",
         "id": "test-link-id",
         "title": "a link",
         "href": "http://a-link.html",
     }
-    block3 = {"licence-id": all_licences[1].licence_uid, "type": "licence_widget"}
+    block3 = {"licence-id": all_licences[1].licence_uid, "type": "licence_block"}
     section1 = {"id": "overview", "blocks": [block1, block2, block3]}
     section2 = {"id": "overview2", "blocks": [block2, block3]}
     section3 = {"id": "section1", "type": "section", "blocks": [block1, block3]}