diff --git a/config.default.yaml b/config.default.yaml
index da86682a..05a4a751 100644
--- a/config.default.yaml
+++ b/config.default.yaml
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ sector:
     2050: 0.85
   transport_fuel_cell_efficiency: 0.5
   transport_internal_combustion_efficiency: 0.3
-  agriculture_machinery_electric_share: 0.12  # approximately as today
+  agriculture_machinery_electric_share: 0
   agriculture_machinery_fuel_efficiency: 0.7 # fuel oil per use
   agriculture_machinery_electric_efficiency: 0.3 # electricity per use
   shipping_average_efficiency: 0.4 #For conversion of fuel oil to propulsion in 2011
diff --git a/scripts/prepare_sector_network.py b/scripts/prepare_sector_network.py
index 7961c213..c256c251 100644
--- a/scripts/prepare_sector_network.py
+++ b/scripts/prepare_sector_network.py
@@ -1992,7 +1992,7 @@ def add_agriculture(n, costs):
 
         efficiency_gain = options["agriculture_machinery_fuel_efficiency"] / options["agriculture_machinery_electric_efficiency"]
 
-        n.add("Load",
+        n.madd("Load",
             nodes,
             suffix=" agriculture machinery electric",
             bus=nodes,