diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
index b9a9e6e..b165f98 100644
--- a/__init__.py
+++ b/__init__.py
@@ -1389,8 +1389,10 @@ def execute(self, context):
         return {'FINISHED'}
 
     def modal(self, context, event):
-        if bpy.context.scene.render.engine not in ["CYCLES", "BLENDER_EEVEE"]:
+        if bpy.app.version < (4, 2, 0) and bpy.context.scene.render.engine not in ["CYCLES", "BLENDER_EEVEE"]:
             bpy.context.scene.render.engine = "BLENDER_EEVEE"
+        elif bpy.context.scene.render.engine not in ["CYCLES", "BLENDER_EEVEE_NEXT"]:
+            bpy.context.scene.render.engine = "BLENDER_EEVEE_NEXT"
         try:
             old_objects = [o.name for o in bpy.data.objects] # Get the current objects inorder to find the new node hierarchy
             bpy.ops.import_scene.gltf(filepath=self.gltf_path)