diff --git a/lib/Biodiverse/BaseStruct/Export.pm b/lib/Biodiverse/BaseStruct/Export.pm
index 1944c9e52..519b16068 100644
--- a/lib/Biodiverse/BaseStruct/Export.pm
+++ b/lib/Biodiverse/BaseStruct/Export.pm
@@ -644,6 +644,7 @@ sub get_metadata_export_shapefile {
                 'will be exported.',
         },
         {
+            name        => 'shape_export_comment',
             type        => 'comment',
             label_text  => $shape_export_comment_text,
         },
diff --git a/lib/Biodiverse/Cluster.pm b/lib/Biodiverse/Cluster.pm
index 232bcab65..de2d8ca85 100644
--- a/lib/Biodiverse/Cluster.pm
+++ b/lib/Biodiverse/Cluster.pm
@@ -359,6 +359,7 @@ sub get_metadata_export_shapefile {
         },
         #@nodata_meta,
         {
+            name        => 'shape_export_comment',
             type        => 'comment',
             label_text  => $shape_export_comment_text,
         },