diff --git a/app/helpers/admin/new_document_helper.rb b/app/helpers/admin/new_document_helper.rb
index 29a46e3148b..453cca4a07c 100644
--- a/app/helpers/admin/new_document_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/admin/new_document_helper.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def new_document_type_list
       .select { |edition_type| can?(:create, edition_type) }
       .map do |edition_type|
       title_value = edition_type.name.underscore
-      title_label = title_value.humanize
+      title_label = title_value.gsub("editionable_", "").humanize
       {
         value: title_value,
         text: title_label,
diff --git a/app/models/editionable_topical_event.rb b/app/models/editionable_topical_event.rb
index 55ca636c0fd..21f905102c4 100644
--- a/app/models/editionable_topical_event.rb
+++ b/app/models/editionable_topical_event.rb
@@ -2,4 +2,8 @@ class EditionableTopicalEvent < Edition
   def display_type_key
     "editionable_topical_event"
   end
+
+  def self.format_name
+    "topical event"
+  end
 end
diff --git a/features/support/document_helper.rb b/features/support/document_helper.rb
index 4b0c8f39e0d..277812775e1 100644
--- a/features/support/document_helper.rb
+++ b/features/support/document_helper.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def begin_drafting_document(options)
     create(:organisation) if Organisation.count.zero?
     visit admin_root_path
     find("li.app-c-sub-navigation__list-item a", text: "New document").click
-    page.choose(options[:type].humanize)
+    page.choose(options[:type].gsub("editionable_", "").humanize)
     click_button("Next")
 
     if options[:locale]