diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f08acf9..a45e46a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [Version 1.2.7](https://github.com/dataiku/dss-plugin-api-connect/releases/tag/v1.2.7) - Bugfix release - 2025-10-14
+
+- Better backward compatibility on existing flows using the recipe
+
 ## [Version 1.2.6](https://github.com/dataiku/dss-plugin-api-connect/releases/tag/v1.2.6) - Feature - 2025-09-24
 
 - Add "recipesCategory" parameter so that the API connect recipe is categorized as a Visual recipe in the right hand panel
diff --git a/custom-recipes/api-connect/recipe.py b/custom-recipes/api-connect/recipe.py
index 54fd9ad..61159c9 100644
--- a/custom-recipes/api-connect/recipe.py
+++ b/custom-recipes/api-connect/recipe.py
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ def get_partitioning_keys(id_list, dku_flow_variables):
 logger.info("config={}".format(logger.filter_secrets(config)))
 
 credential_parameters = config.get("credential", {})
-behaviour_when_error = config.get("behaviour_when_error", "add-error-column")
+behaviour_when_error = config.get("behaviour_when_error", "ignore")
+# if behaviour_when_error not in UI, this is an update from older version
+# -> behave like the older version (=ignore)
+logger.info("Behaviour in case of an error: {}".format(behaviour_when_error))
 endpoint_parameters = get_endpoint_parameters(config)
 secure_credentials = get_secure_credentials(config)
 extraction_key = endpoint_parameters.get("extraction_key", "")
diff --git a/plugin.json b/plugin.json
index 9f69c33..afb4273 100644
--- a/plugin.json
+++ b/plugin.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "id": "api-connect",
-    "version": "1.2.6",
+    "version": "1.2.7",
     "meta": {
         "label": "API Connect",
         "description": "Retrieve data from any REST API",
diff --git a/python-lib/dku_constants.py b/python-lib/dku_constants.py
index 623c844..3736450 100644
--- a/python-lib/dku_constants.py
+++ b/python-lib/dku_constants.py
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ class DKUConstants(object):
     API_RESPONSE_KEY = "api_response"
     FORBIDDEN_KEYS = ["token", "password", "api_key_value", "secure_token"]
     FORM_DATA_BODY_FORMAT = "FORM_DATA"
-    PLUGIN_VERSION = "1.2.5"
+    PLUGIN_VERSION = "1.2.7"
     RAW_BODY_FORMAT = "RAW"
     REPONSE_ERROR_KEY = "dku_error"