diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/geometry/add_representation.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/geometry/add_representation.py
index b60863cff2..c3f458856e 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/geometry/add_representation.py
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/geometry/add_representation.py
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ class Usecase:
         return self.file.createIfcShapeRepresentation(
             self.settings["context"],
             self.settings["context"].ContextIdentifier,
-            "PointCloud",
+            "Point" if self.file.schema == "IFC4X3" else "PointCloud",
             [point_cloud],
         )