diff --git a/src/kcmkwin/common/effectsmodel.cpp b/src/kcmkwin/common/effectsmodel.cpp
index c93198c557..4952f3d905 100644
--- a/src/kcmkwin/common/effectsmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/kcmkwin/common/effectsmodel.cpp
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ static KCModule *findScriptedConfig(const QString &pluginId, QObject *parent)
         return nullptr;
     }
 
-    return factory->create<KCModule>(pluginId, parent);
+    return factory->create<KCModule>(parent, QVariantList{pluginId});
 }
 
 void EffectsModel::requestConfigure(const QModelIndex &index, QWindow *transientParent)
diff --git a/src/scripting/genericscriptedconfig.cpp b/src/scripting/genericscriptedconfig.cpp
index 2fdc480d6e..0be341631b 100644
--- a/src/scripting/genericscriptedconfig.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/genericscriptedconfig.cpp
@@ -29,10 +29,14 @@ QObject *GenericScriptedConfigFactory::create(const char *iface, QWidget *parent
 {
     Q_UNUSED(iface)
     Q_UNUSED(parent)
-    if (keyword.startsWith(QLatin1String("kwin4_effect_"))) {
-        return new ScriptedEffectConfig(keyword, parentWidget, args);
+    Q_UNUSED(keyword)
+    Q_ASSERT(!args.isEmpty());
+
+    const QString pluginId = args.first().toString();
+    if (pluginId.startsWith(QLatin1String("kwin4_effect_"))) {
+        return new ScriptedEffectConfig(pluginId, parentWidget, args);
     } else {
-        return new ScriptingConfig(keyword, parentWidget, args);
+        return new ScriptingConfig(pluginId, parentWidget, args);
     }
 }