diff --git a/sumstats_service/app.py b/sumstats_service/app.py
index 74e581a..53d5af4 100644
--- a/sumstats_service/app.py
+++ b/sumstats_service/app.py
@@ -115,7 +115,10 @@ def sumstats():
     # option to bypass all validation and downstream steps
     bypass = au.val_from_dict(key="skipValidation", dict=content, default=False)
 
-    file_type = au.determine_file_type(is_in_file=True, is_bypass=bypass)
+    file_type = au.determine_file_type(
+        is_in_file=True,
+        is_force_valid=bool(force_valid),
+    )
 
     logger.info(f"{minrows=} {force_valid=} {bypass=} {file_type=}")
 
@@ -156,7 +159,10 @@ def validate_sumstats(callback_id: str):
 
     # determine file_type
     template = au.get_template(callback_id)
-    file_type = au.determine_file_type(is_in_file=bool(template), is_bypass=bypass)
+    file_type = au.determine_file_type(
+        is_in_file=bool(template),
+        is_force_valid=bool(force_valid),
+    )
 
     validate_files_in_background.apply_async(
         kwargs={
diff --git a/sumstats_service/resources/api_utils.py b/sumstats_service/resources/api_utils.py
index 990f1c7..20d1c29 100644
--- a/sumstats_service/resources/api_utils.py
+++ b/sumstats_service/resources/api_utils.py
@@ -348,10 +348,12 @@ def move_files_to_staging(study_list):
     }
 
 
-def determine_file_type(is_in_file, is_bypass) -> str:
-    if is_bypass:
-        return "Non-GWAS-SSF"
-    return config.SUMSTATS_FILE_TYPE + ("-incomplete-meta" if not is_in_file else "")
+def determine_file_type(is_in_file, is_force_valid) -> str:
+    return (
+        "Non-GWAS-SSF"
+        if is_force_valid
+        else config.SUMSTATS_FILE_TYPE + ("-incomplete-meta" if not is_in_file else "")
+    )
 
 
 def get_template(callback_id):