diff --git a/src/licensedcode/data/licenses/esa-pl-strong-copyleft-2.4.LICENSE b/src/licensedcode/data/licenses/esa-pl-strong-copyleft-2.4.LICENSE
index b444ddc36f9..7706199cb54 100644
--- a/src/licensedcode/data/licenses/esa-pl-strong-copyleft-2.4.LICENSE
+++ b/src/licensedcode/data/licenses/esa-pl-strong-copyleft-2.4.LICENSE
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 key: esa-pl-strong-copyleft-2.4
 short_name: ESA-PL - V2.4 - Strong Copyleft (Type 1)
 name: European Space Agency Public License (ESA-PL) - V2.4 - Strong Copyleft (Type 1)
-category: Permissive
+category: Copyleft
 owner: ESA
 spdx_license_key: ESA-PL-strong-copyleft-2.4
 other_urls:
diff --git a/src/licensedcode/data/licenses/esa-pl-weak-copyleft-2.4.LICENSE b/src/licensedcode/data/licenses/esa-pl-weak-copyleft-2.4.LICENSE
index 2e1d72c51b7..c851451d3a6 100644
--- a/src/licensedcode/data/licenses/esa-pl-weak-copyleft-2.4.LICENSE
+++ b/src/licensedcode/data/licenses/esa-pl-weak-copyleft-2.4.LICENSE
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 key: esa-pl-weak-copyleft-2.4
 short_name: ESA-PL – v2.4 – Weak Copyleft (Type 2)
 name: European Space Agency Public License – v2.4 – Weak Copyleft (Type 2)
-category: Permissive
+category: Copyleft Limited
 owner: ESA
 spdx_license_key: ESA-PL-weak-copyleft-2.4
 other_urls: