diff --git a/src/modules/uxrce_dds_client/generate_dds_topics.py b/src/modules/uxrce_dds_client/generate_dds_topics.py
index 590fe6e540..39339bcce6 100644
--- a/src/modules/uxrce_dds_client/generate_dds_topics.py
+++ b/src/modules/uxrce_dds_client/generate_dds_topics.py
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ whitelist_topics = set()
 if args.whitelist_file and os.path.exists(args.whitelist_file):
     with open(args.whitelist_file, 'r') as f:
         whitelist_data = yaml.safe_load(f)
-        if whitelist_data and 'whitelist' in whitelist_data:
-            whitelist_topics = set(whitelist_data['whitelist'])
+        if whitelist_data and '__whitelist' in whitelist_data:
+            whitelist_topics = set(whitelist_data['__whitelist'])
 
 merged_em_globals['whitelist_topics'] = whitelist_topics
 
diff --git a/src/modules/uxrce_dds_client/safety_whitelist.yaml b/src/modules/uxrce_dds_client/safety_whitelist.yaml
index 1ad92aeca1..3bf2ed0b29 100644
--- a/src/modules/uxrce_dds_client/safety_whitelist.yaml
+++ b/src/modules/uxrce_dds_client/safety_whitelist.yaml
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-whitelist:
+__whitelist:
   - vehicle_command