diff --git a/artiq/frontend/artiq_devtool.py b/artiq/frontend/artiq_devtool.py
index 58edba27d..aacd813c7 100755
--- a/artiq/frontend/artiq_devtool.py
+++ b/artiq/frontend/artiq_devtool.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def get_argparser():
     verbosity_args(parser)
 
     parser.add_argument("-t", "--target", metavar="TARGET",
-                        type=str, default="kc705",
+                        type=str, default="kasli",
                         help="target to build, one of: "
                              "kc705 kasli sayma")
     parser.add_argument("-V", "--variant", metavar="VARIANT",
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def main():
         variant = "standalone" if args.variant is None else args.variant
     elif args.target == "kasli":
         board_type, firmware = "kasli", "runtime"
-        variant = "opticlock" if args.variant is None else args.variant
+        variant = "tester" if args.variant is None else args.variant
     else:
         raise NotImplementedError("unknown target {}".format(args.target))