diff --git a/pungi/phases/live_images.py b/pungi/phases/live_images.py
index 57f5b24b..87b21b73 100644
--- a/pungi/phases/live_images.py
+++ b/pungi/phases/live_images.py
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ class CreateLiveImageThread(WorkerThread):
     def _add_to_images(self, compose, variant, arch, type, format, path):
         """Adds the image to images.json"""
         img = Image(compose.im)
-        img.type = type
+        img.type = 'raw-xz' if type == 'appliance' else type
         img.format = format
         img.path = os.path.relpath(path, compose.paths.compose.topdir())
         img.mtime = get_mtime(path)
diff --git a/tests/test_liveimagesphase.py b/tests/test_liveimagesphase.py
index a63fe3ef..ccbf6a3d 100755
--- a/tests/test_liveimagesphase.py
+++ b/tests/test_liveimagesphase.py
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ class TestCreateLiveImageThread(PungiTestCase):
                                     release=None,
                                     ksurl=None)])
 
-        self.assertEqual(Image.return_value.type, 'appliance')
+        self.assertEqual(Image.return_value.type, 'raw-xz')
         self.assertEqual(Image.return_value.format, 'raw.xz')
         self.assertEqual(Image.return_value.path, 'Client/amd64/iso/image-name')
         self.assertEqual(Image.return_value.size, 1024)