diff --git a/.github/workflows/quali.yml b/.github/workflows/quali.yml
index 26eaebfa8..037ca17d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/quali.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/quali.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ on:
         description: "the AP models to test"
       ap_version:
         required: true
-        default: "next-latest"
+        default: "main-latest"
         description: "revision of firmware to flash on AP, <branch>-<commit>"
       marker_expression:
         required: true
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
         id: vars
         run: |
           echo "openwifi=$(echo ${{ github.event.inputs.openwifi_revision || 'main' }})" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "ap_version=$(echo ${{ github.event.inputs.ap_version || 'next-latest' }})" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "ap_version=$(echo ${{ github.event.inputs.ap_version || 'main-latest' }})" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "marker_expression=$(echo ${{ github.event.inputs.marker_expression || 'ow_sanity_lf' }})" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "existing_controller=$(echo ${{ github.event.inputs.existing_controller || 'qa01' }})" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT