diff --git a/electrum/wizard.py b/electrum/wizard.py
index 2bcce8c95e93..184c9d095eb6 100644
--- a/electrum/wizard.py
+++ b/electrum/wizard.py
@@ -346,7 +346,8 @@ def keystore_from_data(self, data):
             elif data['seed_variant'] == 'bip39':
                 root_seed = keystore.bip39_to_seed(data['seed'], data['seed_extra_words'])
                 derivation = normalize_bip32_derivation(data['derivation_path'])
-                k = keystore.from_bip43_rootseed(root_seed, derivation, xtype=script_type)
+                script = data['script_type'] if data['script_type'] != 'p2pkh' else 'standard'
+                k = keystore.from_bip43_rootseed(root_seed, derivation, xtype=script)
                 k.add_seed(data['seed'])
                 k.passphrase = data['seed_extra_words']
                 return k