diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/femcommands/manager.py b/src/Mod/Fem/femcommands/manager.py
index d04df7f88f..3be45d57ef 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/femcommands/manager.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/femcommands/manager.py
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ class CommandManager(object):
 
     def solver_elmer_selected(self):
         sel = FreeCADGui.Selection.getSelection()
-        if len(sel) == 1 and is_of_type(sel[0], "Fem::FemSolverObjectElmer"):
+        if len(sel) == 1 and is_of_type(sel[0], "Fem::SolverElmer"):
             self.selobj = sel[0]
             return True
         else:
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/elmer/solver.py b/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/elmer/solver.py
index 6ce0736fe3..e24ff49a72 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/elmer/solver.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/elmer/solver.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def create(doc, name="ElmerSolver"):
 class Proxy(solverbase.Proxy):
     """Proxy for FemSolverElmers Document Object."""
 
-    Type = "Fem::FemSolverObjectElmer"
+    Type = "Fem::SolverElmer"
 
     _EQUATIONS = {
         "Heat": heat,
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/femtest/app/test_object.py b/src/Mod/Fem/femtest/app/test_object.py
index 68029adb7d..e8e8d371e5 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/femtest/app/test_object.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/femtest/app/test_object.py
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ class TestObjectType(unittest.TestCase):
             type_of_obj(ObjectsFem.makeSolverCalculix(doc))
         )
         self.assertEqual(
-            "Fem::FemSolverObjectElmer",
+            "Fem::SolverElmer",
             type_of_obj(solverelmer)
         )
         self.assertEqual(
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ class TestObjectType(unittest.TestCase):
         ))
         self.assertTrue(is_of_type(
             solverelmer,
-            "Fem::FemSolverObjectElmer"
+            "Fem::SolverElmer"
         ))
         self.assertTrue(is_of_type(
             ObjectsFem.makeSolverZ88(doc),
@@ -1180,7 +1180,7 @@ class TestObjectType(unittest.TestCase):
         ))
         self.assertTrue(is_derived_from(
             solver_elmer,
-            "Fem::FemSolverObjectElmer"
+            "Fem::SolverElmer"
         ))
 
         # FemSolverObjectZ88