diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
index b9a9e6e..ec3af21 100644
--- a/__init__.py
+++ b/__init__.py
@@ -1389,8 +1389,23 @@ def execute(self, context):
         return {'FINISHED'}
 
     def modal(self, context, event):
-        if bpy.context.scene.render.engine not in ["CYCLES", "BLENDER_EEVEE"]:
-            bpy.context.scene.render.engine = "BLENDER_EEVEE"
+        # Detect available engines
+        available_engines = bpy.types.RenderSettings.bl_rna.properties['engine'].enum_items.keys()
+
+        # Prefer EEVEE_NEXT if available (Blender 4.0+)
+        target_engine = "BLENDER_EEVEE_NEXT" if "BLENDER_EEVEE_NEXT" in available_engines else "BLENDER_EEVEE"
+
+        # If current engine is not acceptable, switch it
+        if bpy.context.scene.render.engine not in ["CYCLES", target_engine]:
+            bpy.context.scene.render.engine = target_engine
+
+        # …rest of your modal function…
+
+
+
+
+
+
         try:
             old_objects = [o.name for o in bpy.data.objects] # Get the current objects inorder to find the new node hierarchy
             bpy.ops.import_scene.gltf(filepath=self.gltf_path)