diff --git a/misc/buildbot/buildbot-exp.py b/misc/buildbot/buildbot-exp.py
index 75042e0fbd..32b33916be 100755
--- a/misc/buildbot/buildbot-exp.py
+++ b/misc/buildbot/buildbot-exp.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
 
 def parse_custom_args():
     ARGPARSER.description = USAGE
-    ARGPARSER.add_argument('--rev', dest='revision', default='default',
+    ARGPARSER.add_argument('--rev', dest='revision', default='main',
         help='Fast Downward revision or "baseline".')
     ARGPARSER.add_argument('--test', choices=['nightly', 'weekly'], default='nightly',
         help='Select whether "nightly" or "weekly" tests should be run.')
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ def main():
         rev = BASELINE
         name = 'baseline'
     else:
-        rev = cached_revision.get_global_rev(REPO, vcs=cached_revision.MERCURIAL, rev=args.revision)
+        rev = cached_revision.get_global_rev(REPO, vcs=cached_revision.GIT, rev=args.revision)
         name = rev
 
     exp = FastDownwardExperiment(path=get_exp_dir(name, args.test), revision_cache=REVISION_CACHE)