diff --git a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/data/assets/shading_styles.json b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/data/assets/shading_styles.json
index e89fb84f10..dd7ded4423 100644
--- a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/data/assets/shading_styles.json
+++ b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/data/assets/shading_styles.json
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@
             "scene.display.shading.studiolight_background_blur": 0.0,
             "scene.display.shading.studiolight_intensity": 0.0,
             "scene.display.shading.studiolight_rotate_z": 0.0,
-            "scene.display.shading.type": "SOLID",
+            "scene.display.shading.type": "RENDERED",
             "scene.display.shading.use_compositor": "DISABLED",
             "scene.display.shading.use_dof": false,
             "scene.display.shading.use_scene_lights": false,
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@
             "scene.display.shading.studiolight_background_blur": 0.0,
             "scene.display.shading.studiolight_intensity": 0.0,
             "scene.display.shading.studiolight_rotate_z": 0.0,
-            "scene.display.shading.type": "SOLID",
+            "scene.display.shading.type": "RENDERED",
             "scene.display.shading.use_compositor": "DISABLED",
             "scene.display.shading.use_dof": false,
             "scene.display.shading.use_scene_lights": false,
@@ -752,4 +752,4 @@
             "space.overlay.xray_alpha_bone": 0.0
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/drawing/operator.py b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/drawing/operator.py
index c6439e8bfc..2c600154b9 100644
--- a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/drawing/operator.py
+++ b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/drawing/operator.py
@@ -1633,10 +1633,17 @@ class ActivateDrawingStyle(bpy.types.Operator, Operator):
         space = self.get_view_3d(context)  # Do not remove. It is used in exec later
         style = json.loads(self.drawing_style.raster_style)
         for path, value in style.items():
-            if isinstance(value, str):
-                exec(f"{path} = '{value}'")
-            else:
-                exec(f"{path} = {value}")
+            try:
+                if isinstance(value, str):
+                    exec(f"{path} = '{value}'")
+                else:
+                    exec(f"{path} = {value}")
+            except:
+                # Differences in Blender versions mean result in failures here
+                print("Failed to set shading style {path} to {value}")
+        shading_type = style.get("scene.display.shading.type", None)
+        if shading_type:
+            space.shading.type = shading_type
 
     def set_query(self, context):
         self.include_global_ids = []