diff --git a/bin/1.1_footprint_extraction/footprints_extraction.py b/bin/1.1_footprint_extraction/footprints_extraction.py
index 3e94956..d1b0f8f 100644
--- a/bin/1.1_footprint_extraction/footprints_extraction.py
+++ b/bin/1.1_footprint_extraction/footprints_extraction.py
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ def save_footprint(footprint_count, footprint_scores, peak_footprints, chromosom
 
 		if save_current_footprint == True:
 			#make sure to save this footprint			
-			footprint_name = "footprint_" + str(footprint_count)
+			footprint_name = "f_" + str(footprint_count)
 
 			peak_footprints[footprint_name] = peak_footprints.get(footprint_name, {})
 			peak_footprints[footprint_name] = {'chromosom': chromosom, 'start': footprint_start, 'end': footprint_end, 'score': footprint_score, 'len': len(footprint_scores), 'bonus': bonus_info_from_bed, 'max_pos': max_pos}