diff --git a/deep_sequencing_unit/source/java/ch/ethz/bsse/cisd/dsu/dss/plugins/DataSetToSOFT.java b/deep_sequencing_unit/source/java/ch/ethz/bsse/cisd/dsu/dss/plugins/DataSetToSOFT.java
index ab5d32d186f15ffbbd3458d96a3e63b0caaa8fc3..4071b8c4239006ecfc91b57359f7a6d797a24f6c 100644
--- a/deep_sequencing_unit/source/java/ch/ethz/bsse/cisd/dsu/dss/plugins/DataSetToSOFT.java
+++ b/deep_sequencing_unit/source/java/ch/ethz/bsse/cisd/dsu/dss/plugins/DataSetToSOFT.java
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ public class DataSetToSOFT implements IProcessingPluginTask
         translation.put("SMALL_RNA", "other");
         translation.put("TOTAL_RNA", "other");
         translation.put("MRNA", "other");
-        translation.put("PROCESSED_DNA_LIBRARY", "<<<NEED_TO_BE_FILLED>>>");
+        translation.put("PROCESSED_DNA_LIBRARY", EMPTY);
     }
     
     public ProcessingStatus process(List<DatasetDescription> datasets,