diff --git a/python/wpt/manifestupdate.py b/python/wpt/manifestupdate.py
index b382624c7f2..09b414c0c40 100644
--- a/python/wpt/manifestupdate.py
+++ b/python/wpt/manifestupdate.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ def create_parser():
 def update(check_clean=True, rebuild=False, **kwargs):
     logger = wptlogging.setup(kwargs, {"mach": sys.stdout})
     kwargs = {"config": os.path.join(WPT_PATH, "config.ini"),
+              "product": "servo",
               "manifest_path": os.path.join(WPT_PATH, "meta"),
               "tests_root": None,
               "metadata_root": None}
diff --git a/python/wpt/update.py b/python/wpt/update.py
index 49538f7e251..87dfd4dfd2c 100644
--- a/python/wpt/update.py
+++ b/python/wpt/update.py
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ def update_tests(**kwargs) -> int:
         if key not in args or args[key] is None:
             args[key] = value
 
-    set_if_none(kwargs, "product", "servo")
     set_if_none(kwargs, "config", os.path.join(WPT_PATH, "config.ini"))
+    kwargs["product"] = "servo"
     kwargs["store_state"] = False
 
     wptcommandline.set_from_config(kwargs)