diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/SpreadsheetFile.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/SpreadsheetFile.node.ts
index 26310dfd2d..eb23d38951 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/SpreadsheetFile.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/SpreadsheetFile.node.ts
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ export class SpreadsheetFile implements INodeType {
 			} else if (fileFormat === 'ods') {
 				wopts.bookType = 'ods';
 			} else if (fileFormat === 'xls') {
-				wopts.bookType = 'xlml';
+				wopts.bookType = 'xls';
 			}
 
 			// Convert the data in the correct format