diff --git a/src/templates_front/templator_front.org b/src/templates_front/templator_front.org
index 47ebcd9..ac8ede4 100644
--- a/src/templates_front/templator_front.org
+++ b/src/templates_front/templator_front.org
@@ -3348,7 +3348,7 @@ end interface
 
      character, allocatable :: str_compiled(:)
      integer(8) :: $group_dset_dim$
-     integer(4) :: rc
+     integer :: rc
 
      rc = trexio_read_$group_dset_dim$_64(trex_file, $group_dset_dim$)
      if (rc /= TREXIO_SUCCESS) trexio_read_$group_dset$ = rc
@@ -3369,7 +3369,7 @@ end interface
   #+end_src
 
   #+begin_src f90 :tangle helper_write_dset_str_front_fortran.fh_90
-   integer(4) function trexio_write_$group_dset$ (trex_file, dset, max_str_len)
+   integer function trexio_write_$group_dset$ (trex_file, dset, max_str_len)
      implicit none
      integer(8), intent(in), value :: trex_file
      integer(4), intent(in), value :: max_str_len