diff --git a/pepper/libpepper.py b/pepper/libpepper.py
index c9ab461..196164c 100644
--- a/pepper/libpepper.py
+++ b/pepper/libpepper.py
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ def local(self, tgt, fun, arg=None, kwarg=None, expr_form='glob',
             low['kwarg'] = kwarg
 
         if expr_form:
-            low['expr_form'] = expr_form
+            low['tgt_type'] = expr_form
 
         if timeout:
             low['timeout'] = timeout
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ def local_async(self, tgt, fun, arg=None, kwarg=None, expr_form='glob',
             low['kwarg'] = kwarg
 
         if expr_form:
-            low['expr_form'] = expr_form
+            low['tgt_type'] = expr_form
 
         if timeout:
             low['timeout'] = timeout
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ def local_batch(self, tgt, fun, arg=None, kwarg=None, expr_form='glob',
             low['kwarg'] = kwarg
 
         if expr_form:
-            low['expr_form'] = expr_form
+            low['tgt_type'] = expr_form
 
         if batch:
             low['batch'] = batch