diff --git a/qubes-rpc/thunar/qvm-actions.sh b/qubes-rpc/thunar/qvm-actions.sh
index a51d1202a..5766ecce0 100755
--- a/qubes-rpc/thunar/qvm-actions.sh
+++ b/qubes-rpc/thunar/qvm-actions.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ case "$action" in
         for file in "$@"
         do
             #shellcheck disable=SC2016
-            qvm-open-in-vm '$default' "$file" | zenity --notification --text "Opening $file in qube..." --timeout 3 &
+            qvm-open-in-vm '@default' "$file" | zenity --notification --text "Opening $file in qube..." --timeout 3 &
         done
         ;;
     opendvm)
diff --git a/vm-init.d/qubes-updates-proxy-forwarder b/vm-init.d/qubes-updates-proxy-forwarder
index 799cec838..62f23210d 100755
--- a/vm-init.d/qubes-updates-proxy-forwarder
+++ b/vm-init.d/qubes-updates-proxy-forwarder
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ start() {
         --background \
         --start \
         -- \
-        -k -l -e 'qrexec-client-vm $default qubes.UpdatesProxy'
+        -k -l -e 'qrexec-client-vm @default qubes.UpdatesProxy'
     retval=$?
     echo
     [ $retval -eq 0 ] && touch $lockfile