diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/VirtualDirectoryNode.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/VirtualDirectoryNode.java
index 0bc44c0c8d..b12f9d578e 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/VirtualDirectoryNode.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/VirtualDirectoryNode.java
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public class VirtualDirectoryNode extends AbstractAbstractFileNode<VirtualDirect
         map.put(AbstractFsContentNode.FsContentPropertyType.CREATED_TIME.toString(), ContentUtils.getStringTime(0, content));
         map.put(AbstractFsContentNode.FsContentPropertyType.FLAGS_DIR.toString(), content.getDirFlags().toString());
         map.put(AbstractFsContentNode.FsContentPropertyType.FLAGS_META.toString(), metaFlagToString(content.getMetaFlags()));
-        map.put(AbstractFsContentNode.FsContentPropertyType.TYPE_DIR.toString(), content.getDirType().toString());
+        map.put(AbstractFsContentNode.FsContentPropertyType.TYPE_DIR.toString(), content.getDirType().getLabel());
         map.put(AbstractFsContentNode.FsContentPropertyType.TYPE_META.toString(), content.getMetaType().toString());
     }