diff --git a/authors-tools/v1/first-name/gender.ini b/authors-tools/v1/first-name/gender.ini
index 47d5dd7..e2001ca 100644
--- a/authors-tools/v1/first-name/gender.ini
+++ b/authors-tools/v1/first-name/gender.ini
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@
 plugin = @ezs/analytics
 
 [JSONParse]
-legacy = false
-separator = $
+separator = *
 
 [expand]
 path = env('path', 'value')