diff --git a/python3-flightgear/flightgear/meta/aircraft_catalogs/catalog.py b/python3-flightgear/flightgear/meta/aircraft_catalogs/catalog.py
index f115ffd..f180f78 100644
--- a/python3-flightgear/flightgear/meta/aircraft_catalogs/catalog.py
+++ b/python3-flightgear/flightgear/meta/aircraft_catalogs/catalog.py
@@ -156,7 +156,13 @@ def extract_localized_strings(localized_node):
 
         # iterate strings below <de> etc
         for s in lang.getChildren():
-            strings[s.name] = strutils.simplify(s.value)
+            # fix up the name/description confusion here
+            if s.name == 'description':
+                strings['name'] = strutils.simplify(s.value)
+            elif s.name == 'long-description':
+                strings['description'] = strutils.simplify(s.value)
+            else:
+                strings[s.name] = strutils.simplify(s.value)
 
         if strings:
             result[lang.name] = strings
diff --git a/python3-flightgear/flightgear/meta/tests/test_catalog.py b/python3-flightgear/flightgear/meta/tests/test_catalog.py
index 525d09d..8f08fbb 100644
--- a/python3-flightgear/flightgear/meta/tests/test_catalog.py
+++ b/python3-flightgear/flightgear/meta/tests/test_catalog.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class UpdateCatalogTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(authors.getValue('author[1]/name'), 'Orville Wright')
 
         locDe = info['localized']['de']
-        self.assertEqual(locDe["long-description"], "Describe the F16-A in German")
+        self.assertEqual(locDe["description"], "Describe the F16-A in German")
 
 
     def test_scan_dir(self):
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class UpdateCatalogTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(f16b['primary-set'], False)
 
         locFr = f16b['localized']['fr']
-        self.assertEqual(locFr["long-description"], "Describe the F16-B in French")
+        self.assertEqual(locFr["description"], "Describe the F16-B in French")
 
         authorsArray = f16b['authors']
         self.assertNotIn('author', f16b)
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ class UpdateCatalogTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(parsedPkgNode.getValue('rating/cockpit'), 2)
         self.assertEqual(parsedPkgNode.getValue('rating/model'), 5)
 
-        self.assertEqual(parsedPkgNode.getValue('localized/de/long-description'), "Describe the F16-A in German")
+        self.assertEqual(parsedPkgNode.getValue('localized/de/description'), "Describe the F16-A in German")
 
         # author data verification
         self.assertFalse(parsedPkgNode.hasChild('author'));
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ class UpdateCatalogTests(unittest.TestCase):
                 self.assertEqual(author1.getValue("email"), "shatner@enterprise.com")
                 self.assertEqual(author1.getValue("description"), "Everything")
 
-                self.assertEqual(pv.getValue('localized/de/long-description'), "Describe the F16-B in German")
+                self.assertEqual(pv.getValue('localized/de/description'), "Describe the F16-B in German")
 
 
     def test_node_creation2(self):