diff --git a/public/locale/en.json b/public/locale/en.json
index 592e70c64cc..79525b6771b 100644
--- a/public/locale/en.json
+++ b/public/locale/en.json
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@
   "encounter_date_field_label__HI": "Date & Time of Consultation",
   "encounter_date_field_label__OP": "Date & Time of Out-patient visit",
   "encounter_date_field_label__R": "Date & Time of Consultation",
-  "encounter_diet_preference__diary_free": "Diary free",
+  "encounter_diet_preference__dairy_free": "Diary free",
   "encounter_diet_preference__gluten_free": "Gluten free",
   "encounter_diet_preference__halal": "Halal",
   "encounter_diet_preference__kosher": "Kosher",
diff --git a/public/locale/ml.json b/public/locale/ml.json
index c341eed70ab..75579c37355 100644
--- a/public/locale/ml.json
+++ b/public/locale/ml.json
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@
   "encounter_date_field_label__HI": "കൂടിയാലോചനയുടെ തീയതിയും സമയവും",
   "encounter_date_field_label__OP": "ഔട്ട്-പേഷ്യൻ്റ് സന്ദർശന തീയതിയും സമയവും",
   "encounter_date_field_label__R": "കൂടിയാലോചനയുടെ തീയതിയും സമയവും",
-  "encounter_diet_preference__diary_free": "ഡയറി സൗജന്യം",
+  "encounter_diet_preference__dairy_free": "ഡയറി സൗജന്യം",
   "encounter_diet_preference__gluten_free": "ഗ്ലൂറ്റൻ ഫ്രീ",
   "encounter_diet_preference__halal": "ഹലാൽ",
   "encounter_diet_preference__kosher": "കോഷർ",
diff --git a/src/types/emr/encounter.ts b/src/types/emr/encounter.ts
index 85e6f915274..fdcffa02149 100644
--- a/src/types/emr/encounter.ts
+++ b/src/types/emr/encounter.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export const ENCOUNTER_CLASS = [
 
 export const ENCOUNTER_DIET_PREFERENCE = [
   "vegetarian",
-  "diary_free",
+  "dairy_free",
   "nut_free",
   "gluten_free",
   "vegan",