diff --git a/scripts/download_skymodel_target.py b/scripts/download_skymodel_target.py
index 5de413e5af8e6a85e3fbfcf7f8976f41467b8219..48578e8f279c8b646f1cd861e1cf996729ca6ae8 100755
--- a/scripts/download_skymodel_target.py
+++ b/scripts/download_skymodel_target.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def input2strlist_nomapfile(invar):
 
 
 ########################################################################
-def main(ms_input, SkymodelPath, Radius="5.", DoDownload="True", Source="TGSS", targetname = "Patch"):
+def main(ms_input, SkymodelPath, Radius="5.", DoDownload="True", Source="TGSS", targetname = "pointing"):
     """
     Download the skymodel for the target field
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ def main(ms_input, SkymodelPath, Radius="5.", DoDownload="True", Source="TGSS",
         "False" or "No": Do not download skymodel, raise an exception if skymodel
                          file does not exist.
     targetname : str
-        Give the patch a certain name, default: "Patch"
+        Give the patch a certain name, default: "pointing"
     """
 
     FileExists = os.path.isfile(SkymodelPath)
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
                         help='Choose source for skymodel: TGSS or GSM')
     parser.add_argument('--DoDownload', type=str, default="True",
                         help='Download or not the TGSS skymodel or GSM ("Force" or "True" or "False").')
-    parser.add_argument('--targetname', type=str, default='Patch',
+    parser.add_argument('--targetname', type=str, default='pointing',
                         help='Name of the patch of the skymodel')
 
     args = parser.parse_args()