diff --git a/dartwrf/workflows.py b/dartwrf/workflows.py
index cfb3673104ad30b642b0861a408d0949fe8065ea..9a09b02f18f5fb56daf285400ae2128b667612d4 100644
--- a/dartwrf/workflows.py
+++ b/dartwrf/workflows.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from config.cfg import exp
 
 def dict_to_py(d, outfile):
     with open(outfile, 'w') as f:
-        txt = '# this file is autogenerated \n obs_kind_nrs = {'
+        txt = '# this file is autogenerated \nobs_kind_nrs = {'
         for k,v in d.items():
             txt += '"'+k+'": '+str(v)+', \n'
         txt += '}'