diff --git a/user-interface/src/main/java/life/qbic/datamanager/parser/MetadataConverter.java b/user-interface/src/main/java/life/qbic/datamanager/parser/MetadataConverter.java
index 3df6e642f..2bda75faf 100644
--- a/user-interface/src/main/java/life/qbic/datamanager/parser/MetadataConverter.java
+++ b/user-interface/src/main/java/life/qbic/datamanager/parser/MetadataConverter.java
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ private List<MeasurementMetadata> convertNGSMeasurement(ParsingResult parsingRes
               ""),
           List.of(SampleCode.create(
               safeListAccess(row.values(),
-                  keyIndices.getOrDefault(NGSMeasurementProperty.SAMPLE_CODE.propertyName(), -1),
+                  keyIndices.getOrDefault(NGSMeasurementProperty.QBIC_SAMPLE_ID.propertyName(), -1),
                   ""))),
           safeListAccess(row.values(),
               keyIndices.getOrDefault(NGSMeasurementProperty.ORGANISATION_ID.propertyName(), -1),
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ public String propertyName() {
 
   enum NGSMeasurementProperty {
     MEASUREMENT_ID("measurement id"),
-    SAMPLE_CODE("sample code"),
+    QBIC_SAMPLE_ID("qbic sample id"),
     ORGANISATION_ID("organisation id"),
     SAMPLE_POOL_GROUP("sample pool group"),
     FACILITY("facility"),