diff --git a/src/main/java/org/got5/tapestry5/jquery/components/Tabs.java b/src/main/java/org/got5/tapestry5/jquery/components/Tabs.java
index f4ccc5f8..e9274bb0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/got5/tapestry5/jquery/components/Tabs.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/got5/tapestry5/jquery/components/Tabs.java
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ void declareTabs(MarkupWriter writer)
 
         JSONObject defaults = new JSONObject();
         defaults.put("cache", false);
-        defaults.put("selected", activePanelId);
+        defaults.put("active", activePanelId);
 
         JQueryUtils.merge(defaults, params);