diff --git a/src/runner/pythonrunner.cpp b/src/runner/pythonrunner.cpp
index 1d3730c..337e877 100644
--- a/src/runner/pythonrunner.cpp
+++ b/src/runner/pythonrunner.cpp
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(mobase)
       .def("modDataChanged", &IOrganizer::modDataChanged, bpy::arg("mod"))
       .def("pluginSetting", &IOrganizer::pluginSetting, (bpy::arg("plugin_name"), "key"))
       .def("setPluginSetting", &IOrganizer::setPluginSetting, (bpy::arg("plugin_name"), "key", "value"))
-      .def("persistent", &IOrganizer::persistent, (bpy::arg("plugin_name"), "key", bpy::arg("persistent") = QVariant()))
+      .def("persistent", &IOrganizer::persistent, (bpy::arg("plugin_name"), "key", bpy::arg("default") = QVariant()))
       .def("setPersistent", &IOrganizer::setPersistent, (bpy::arg("plugin_name"), "key", "value", bpy::arg("sync") = true))
       .def("pluginDataPath", &IOrganizer::pluginDataPath)
       .def("installMod", &IOrganizer::installMod, bpy::return_value_policy<bpy::reference_existing_object>(), (bpy::arg("filename"), bpy::arg("name_suggestion") = ""))