diff --git a/act/qc/qcfilter.py b/act/qc/qcfilter.py
index ea0bff4e57..4e1d2e7110 100644
--- a/act/qc/qcfilter.py
+++ b/act/qc/qcfilter.py
@@ -1069,6 +1069,7 @@ def datafilter(
                 rm_tests = [rm_tests]
             if rm_tests is not None:
                 for test in list(rm_tests):
+                    test = 2 ** (test - 1)
                     if test in flag_masks:
                         index = flag_masks.index(test)
                         comment = ''.join(['act.qc.datafilter: ', flag_meanings[index]])