diff --git a/companion/src/firmwares/opentx/opentxinterface.cpp b/companion/src/firmwares/opentx/opentxinterface.cpp
index 65538d46f..e4bc84837 100644
--- a/companion/src/firmwares/opentx/opentxinterface.cpp
+++ b/companion/src/firmwares/opentx/opentxinterface.cpp
@@ -1460,7 +1460,7 @@ void registerOpenTxFirmwares()
   addOpenTxCommonOptions(firmware);
   firmwares.push_back(firmware);
 
-  default_firmware_variant = GetFirmware("opentx-taranisplus-en");
+  default_firmware_variant = GetFirmware("opentx-x9d+");
   current_firmware_variant = default_firmware_variant;
 }