diff --git a/definitions/grib2/section.5.def b/definitions/grib2/section.5.def
index 0ec41b1a1..c6f803ca3 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/section.5.def
+++ b/definitions/grib2/section.5.def
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ concept packingType (unknown) {
   "grid_second_order_SPD3"                = { dataRepresentationTemplateNumber = 50001;orderOfSPD=3;     }
   "spectral_ieee"                         = { dataRepresentationTemplateNumber=50000; }
   "grid_simple_log_preprocessing"         = { dataRepresentationTemplateNumber = 61;    }
-  "bifourier_complex"                     = { dataRepresentationTemplateNumber = 53; spectralType=99; }
+  "bifourier_complex"                     = { dataRepresentationTemplateNumber = 53; spectralType=2; }
 }  : dump;
 
 template dataRepresentation "grib2/template.5.[dataRepresentationTemplateNumber:l].def";
diff --git a/definitions/grib2/template.3.bf.def b/definitions/grib2/template.3.bf.def
index 858188f17..a2c12db0f 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/template.3.bf.def
+++ b/definitions/grib2/template.3.bf.def
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 label "BiFourier coefficients";
 constant biFourierCoefficients=1;
 
-codetable[1]  spectralType ('3.6.table',masterDir,localDir) = 99 : no_copy;
+codetable[1]  spectralType ('3.6.table',masterDir,localDir) = 2 : no_copy;
 alias spectralDataRepresentationType=spectralType;
 
 unsigned[4] biFourierResolutionParameterN : dump;