diff --git a/SAS/XML_generator/src/xmlgen.py b/SAS/XML_generator/src/xmlgen.py
index 070cfef851b8d4c68462b604c6c933dead1dc7ea..56929443bc312990e61a126c4ebb8302f3f23b88 100755
--- a/SAS/XML_generator/src/xmlgen.py
+++ b/SAS/XML_generator/src/xmlgen.py
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ def writeImagingPipelineXML(ofile, input_list, bbsParameters):
           <topology>%(imaging_pipe_topology)s</topology>
           <predecessor_topology>%(imaging_pipe_predecessors_string)s</predecessor_topology>
           <name>%(imaging_pipe_name)s</name>
-          <description>%(imaging_pipe_name)s (Imaging pipeline beam %(beamNr)s</description>
+          <description>%(imaging_pipe_name)s (Imaging pipeline beam %(beamNr)s)</description>
           <imagingPipelineAttributes>
             <defaultTemplate>%(imaging_pipe_default_template)s</defaultTemplate>
             <duration>%(imaging_pipe_duration)s</duration>