--- a/tools/tryselect/preset.py
+++ b/tools/tryselect/preset.py
@@ -73,28 +73,29 @@ def migrate_old_presets():
     config.read(old_preset_path)
 
     unknown = defaultdict(list)
     for section in config.sections():
         for name, value in config.items(section):
             kwargs = {}
             if section == 'fuzzy':  # try fuzzy
                 kwargs['query'] = [value]
+                kwargs['selector'] = 'fuzzy'
 
             elif section == 'try':  # try syntax
-                section = 'syntax'
                 parser = SyntaxParser()
                 kwargs = vars(parser.parse_args(AutoTry.split_try_string(value)))
                 kwargs = {k: v for k, v in kwargs.items() if v != parser.get_default(k)}
+                kwargs['selector'] = 'syntax'
 
             else:
                 unknown[section].append("{} = {}".format(name, value))
                 continue
 
-            presets.save(name, selector=section, **kwargs)
+            presets.save(name, **kwargs)
 
     os.remove(old_preset_path)
 
     if unknown:
         for section, values in unknown.items():
             print("""
 warning: unknown section '{}', the following presets were not migrated:
   {}