diff --git a/tools/scp/macros.xml b/tools/scp/macros.xml
index dae1d3ac5..7a9093a6f 100644
--- a/tools/scp/macros.xml
+++ b/tools/scp/macros.xml
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
             <param name = "aggregation_proteins" type="select" label="Which function to use for the aggregation?" help= "How to aggregate peptides to proteins?">
                 <expand macro="aggregation_options"/>
             </param>    
-            <param name="column_aggregation_proteins" type="text" value="Leading.razor.protein" label="Which column should be used for the peptide to protein aggregation?" optional="false" help="Which column should be used for the peptide to protein aggregation."/>
+            <param name="column_aggregation_proteins" type="data_column" data_ref="input_data" use_header_names="true" label="Which column should be used for the peptide to protein aggregation?" help="Which column should be used for the peptide to protein aggregation. Leading.razor.protein is recommended."/>
         </section>
 
         <section name="protein_processing" title="Processing protein data" expanded="true">
diff --git a/tools/scp/scp_workflow.xml b/tools/scp/scp_workflow.xml
index 87d72dd77..158335319 100644
--- a/tools/scp/scp_workflow.xml
+++ b/tools/scp/scp_workflow.xml
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@
         #end if
 
         ## aggregation_fun <- match.fun("${peptide_aggregation.aggregation_peptides}")
-        ## print("${peptide_aggregation.column_aggregation_peptides}")
         fcol_aggregation <- colnames(data_input)[${peptide_aggregation.column_aggregation_peptides}]
         scp <- aggregateFeaturesOverAssays(scp,
                                    i = 1:number_of_assays,
@@ -229,10 +228,11 @@
         #end if
 
         ## aggregation_fun_prot <- match.fun("${protein_aggregation.aggregation_proteins}")
+        fcol_aggregation <- colnames(data_input)[${protein_aggregation.column_aggregation_proteins}]
         scp <- aggregateFeatures(scp,
                          i = "peptides_log",
                          name = "proteins",
-                         fcol = "${protein_aggregation.column_aggregation_proteins}",
+                         fcol = fcol_aggregation,
                          fun = ${protein_aggregation.aggregation_proteins}, na.rm = TRUE)
 
         #if $protein_processing.normalization_method_protein.choose_normalization_protein == "simple_prot"