diff --git a/Lib/ufo2ft/featureWriters/__main__.py b/Lib/ufo2ft/featureWriters/__main__.py
index 460d13482..6890247aa 100644
--- a/Lib/ufo2ft/featureWriters/__main__.py
+++ b/Lib/ufo2ft/featureWriters/__main__.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 try:
     import ufoLib2
 
-    loader = ufoLib2.Font
+    loader = ufoLib2.Font.open
 except ImportError:
     import defcon
 
diff --git a/Lib/ufo2ft/filters/__init__.py b/Lib/ufo2ft/filters/__init__.py
index 3e7a332e9..912f337f0 100644
--- a/Lib/ufo2ft/filters/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/ufo2ft/filters/__init__.py
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ def loadFilters(ufo):
             logger.exception("Failed to load filter: %s", pformat(filterDict))
             continue
         filterObj = filterClass(
+            *filterDict.get("args", []),
             include=filterDict.get("include"),
             exclude=filterDict.get("exclude"),
             pre=filterDict.get("pre", False),
-            *filterDict.get("args", []),
             **filterDict.get("kwargs", {}),
         )
         if filterObj.pre: