diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/elmer/equations/electricforce.py b/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/elmer/equations/electricforce.py
index ce1b27d289..8be43416c6 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/elmer/equations/electricforce.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/elmer/equations/electricforce.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def create(doc, name="Electricforce"):
 
 class Proxy(linear.Proxy, equationbase.ElectricforceProxy):
 
-    Type = "Fem::EquationElectricforce"
+    Type = "Fem::EquationElmerElectricforce"
 
     def __init__(self, obj):
         super(Proxy, self).__init__(obj)
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/elmer/writer.py b/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/elmer/writer.py
index 4254d09659..2b7741a683 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/elmer/writer.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/elmer/writer.py
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ class Writer(object):
     def _handleElectricforce(self):
         activeIn = []
         for equation in self.solver.Group:
-            if femutils.is_of_type(equation, "Fem::EquationElectricforce"):
+            if femutils.is_of_type(equation, "Fem::EquationElmerElectricforce"):
                 if equation.References:
                     activeIn = equation.References[0][1]
                 else:
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/femtest/app/test_object.py b/src/Mod/Fem/femtest/app/test_object.py
index 235872b88e..22fd33d437 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/femtest/app/test_object.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/femtest/app/test_object.py
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ class TestObjectType(unittest.TestCase):
             type_of_obj(ObjectsFem.makeEquationElasticity(doc, solverelmer))
         )
         self.assertEqual(
-            "Fem::EquationElectricforce",
+            "Fem::EquationElmerElectricforce",
             type_of_obj(ObjectsFem.makeEquationElectricforce(doc, solverelmer))
         )
         self.assertEqual(
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ class TestObjectType(unittest.TestCase):
         ))
         self.assertTrue(is_of_type(
             ObjectsFem.makeEquationElectricforce(doc, solverelmer),
-            "Fem::EquationElectricforce"
+            "Fem::EquationElmerElectricforce"
         ))
         self.assertTrue(is_of_type(
             ObjectsFem.makeEquationElectrostatic(doc, solverelmer),
@@ -1195,7 +1195,7 @@ class TestObjectType(unittest.TestCase):
         ))
         self.assertTrue(is_derived_from(
             equation_elasticity,
-            "Fem::EquationElectricforce"
+            "Fem::EquationElmerElectricforce"
         ))
 
         # FemEquationElmerElectrostatic