diff --git a/src/app/components/edit-resource/edit-resource.component.html b/src/app/components/edit-resource/edit-resource.component.html
index 06e508a6..2ef49fdf 100644
--- a/src/app/components/edit-resource/edit-resource.component.html
+++ b/src/app/components/edit-resource/edit-resource.component.html
@@ -54,12 +54,10 @@
       <label>Default Variant</label>
       <select
         class="custom-select"
-        [(ngModel)]="resource['attr-default-variant']"
+        [(ngModel)]="resource['default-variant']"
+        [compareWith]="compareTools"
       >
-        <option
-          *ngFor="let variant of resource.variants"
-          [ngValue]="variant.abbreviation"
-        >
+        <option *ngFor="let variant of resource.variants" [ngValue]="variant">
           {{ variant.name }}
         </option>
       </select>
diff --git a/src/app/models/resource.ts b/src/app/models/resource.ts
index 9bb64b4e..fbd3f5ae 100644
--- a/src/app/models/resource.ts
+++ b/src/app/models/resource.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export class Resource {
   showTranslations: boolean;
   metatool?: Resource;
   variants: Resource[];
+  'default-variant'?: Resource;
   translations: Translation[];
   attachments: Attachment[];
   pages: Page[];
@@ -35,7 +36,6 @@ export class Resource {
     | 'gospel'
     | 'growth'
     | 'training';
-  'attr-default-variant'?: string;
   'attr-default-order'?: number;
   'attr-hidden'?: boolean;
   'attr-spotlight'?: boolean;
diff --git a/src/app/service/resource/resource.service.ts b/src/app/service/resource/resource.service.ts
index d7c9ef4e..5c01bab5 100644
--- a/src/app/service/resource/resource.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/service/resource/resource.service.ts
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ export class ResourceService extends AbstractService {
           system_id: Resource.getSystemId(resource),
           resource_type_id: Resource.getResourceTypeId(resource),
           metatool_id: (resource.metatool && resource.metatool.id) || null,
+          default_variant_id:
+            (resource['default-variant'] && resource['default-variant'].id) ||
+            null,
           onesky_project_id: resource.oneskyProjectId,
           description: resource.description,
           manifest: resource.manifest,
@@ -83,7 +86,6 @@ export class ResourceService extends AbstractService {
           'attr-about-overview-video-youtube':
             resource.aboutOverviewVideoYoutube || null,
           'attr-category': resource['attr-category'] || null,
-          'attr-default-variant': resource['attr-default-variant'] || null,
           'attr-default-order': resource['attr-default-order'] || null,
           'attr-hidden': resource['attr-hidden'] || null,
           'attr-spotlight': resource['attr-spotlight'] || null,