diff --git a/gui/wxpython/core/settings.py b/gui/wxpython/core/settings.py
index df2d6eebb8e..02e5945e3c2 100644
--- a/gui/wxpython/core/settings.py
+++ b/gui/wxpython/core/settings.py
@@ -877,8 +877,8 @@ def _internalSettings(self):
         )
 
         self.internalSettings["modeler"]["grassAPI"]["choices"] = (
-            _("Script package"),
             _("PyGRASS"),
+            _("Script package"),
         )
 
     def ReadSettingsFile(self, settings=None):
diff --git a/gui/wxpython/gmodeler/frame.py b/gui/wxpython/gmodeler/frame.py
index fca33af0992..96581a164f8 100644
--- a/gui/wxpython/gmodeler/frame.py
+++ b/gui/wxpython/gmodeler/frame.py
@@ -2107,7 +2107,7 @@ def RefreshScript(self):
         self.write_object(
             fd,
             self.parent.GetModel(),
-            grassAPI="script" if grassAPI == 0 else "pygrass",
+            grassAPI="pygrass" if grassAPI == 0 else "script",
         )
 
         fd.seek(0)