diff --git a/gooey/python_bindings/argparse_to_json.py b/gooey/python_bindings/argparse_to_json.py
index f4e3393..a504556 100644
--- a/gooey/python_bindings/argparse_to_json.py
+++ b/gooey/python_bindings/argparse_to_json.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def categorize(actions, widget_dict, required=False):
     elif is_flag(action):
       yield as_json(action, _get_widget(action) or 'CheckBox', required)
     elif is_counter(action):
-      _json = as_json(action, _get_widget(action) or 'Dropdown', required)
+      _json = as_json(action, _get_widget(action) or 'Counter', required)
       # pre-fill the 'counter' dropdown
       _json['data']['choices'] = map(str, range(1, 11))
       yield _json