diff --git a/integrationtests/model.yml b/integrationtests/model.yml
index 0a4ad381bfc119dd65d2c192f8de823deda525ae..c9c7708a090c886191df86156cf20c91da394000 100644
--- a/integrationtests/model.yml
+++ b/integrationtests/model.yml
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ responsible:
 revisionOf:
   datatype: REFERENCE
 results:
-  datatype: REFERENCE
+  datatype: LIST<REFERENCE>
 sources:
-  datatype: REFERENCE
+  datatype: LIST<REFERENCE>
 scripts:
-  datatype: REFERENCE
+  datatype: LIST<REFERENCE>
 Simulation:
   obligatory_properties:
     date:
diff --git a/src/caosadvancedtools/models/parser.py b/src/caosadvancedtools/models/parser.py
index d88d78a87dc27aea9b9e9f012c910c8ffec9a0ed..5a548cdc085d81e5b1edd2da6bdd9fd379e0f603 100644
--- a/src/caosadvancedtools/models/parser.py
+++ b/src/caosadvancedtools/models/parser.py
@@ -50,7 +50,11 @@ def _get_listdatatype(dtype):
     returns the type within the list or None, if it cannot be matched with a
     list definition
     """
-    match = re.match(r"^LIST[(](?P<dt>.*)[)]$", dtype)
+    # TODO: string representation should be the same as used by the server:
+    # e.g. LIST<TEXT>
+    # this should be changed in the module and the old behavour should be
+    # marked as depricated
+    match = re.match(r"^LIST[(<](?P<dt>.*)[)>]$", dtype)
 
     if match is None:
         return None
diff --git a/unittests/test_parser.py b/unittests/test_parser.py
index 620c9792ef9e68b06ea59d112603cdace7aabc7e..64c98e9b531f20733a9a38143d9371e1efb58eac 100644
--- a/unittests/test_parser.py
+++ b/unittests/test_parser.py
@@ -202,12 +202,16 @@ RT1:
       datatype: LIST(RT2)
     b:
       datatype: LIST(TEXT)
+    c:
+      datatype: LIST<TEXT>
 RT2:
 """
         model = parse_model_from_yaml(to_file(string))
 
         self.assertTrue(isinstance(model['b'], db.Property))
         self.assertEqual(model['b'].datatype, db.LIST(db.TEXT))
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(model['c'], db.Property))
+        self.assertEqual(model['c'].datatype, db.LIST(db.TEXT))
 
         # This failed for an older version of caosdb-models
         string_list = """