diff --git a/bindings/AMPL/uno_ampl.cpp b/bindings/AMPL/uno_ampl.cpp
index 2d54e19f..69711ccb 100644
--- a/bindings/AMPL/uno_ampl.cpp
+++ b/bindings/AMPL/uno_ampl.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #include "options/Options.hpp"
 #include "options/DefaultOptions.hpp"
 #include "tools/Logger.hpp"
-#include "Uno.hpp"
 
 /*
 size_t memory_allocation_amount = 0;
@@ -100,8 +99,8 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
             throw std::runtime_error("The second command line argument should be -AMPL");
          }
 
-         // determine the default solvers based on the available libraries
-         Options solvers_options = DefaultOptions::determine_solvers();
+         // determine the default solvers based on the available libraries and possibly set a preset
+         Options solvers_options = DefaultOptions::determine_solvers_and_preset();
          options.overwrite_with(solvers_options);
 
          // overwrite the default options with the command line arguments
diff --git a/uno/options/DefaultOptions.cpp b/uno/options/DefaultOptions.cpp
index a8068a0a..f57658ef 100644
--- a/uno/options/DefaultOptions.cpp
+++ b/uno/options/DefaultOptions.cpp
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ namespace uno {
       return options;
    }
 
-   Options DefaultOptions::determine_solvers() {
+   Options DefaultOptions::determine_solvers_and_preset() {
       Options options(false);
 
       /** solvers: check the available solvers **/
@@ -209,15 +209,14 @@ namespace uno {
          options["linear_solver"] = linear_solvers[0];
       }
 
-      /** ingredients **/
-      // default constraint relaxation strategy (feasibility_restoration|l1_relaxation)
-      options["constraint_relaxation_strategy"] = "feasibility_restoration";
-      // default subproblem (QP|LP|primal_dual_interior_point)
-      options["subproblem"] = "QP";
-      // default globalization strategy (l1_merit|fletcher_filter_method|waechter_filter_method)
-      options["globalization_strategy"] = "fletcher_filter_method";
-      // default globalization mechanism (TR|LS)
-      options["globalization_mechanism"] = "TR";
+      /** default preset **/
+      if (not QP_solvers.empty()) {
+         Options::set_preset(options, "filtersqp");
+      }
+      else if (not linear_solvers.empty()) {
+         Options::set_preset(options, "ipopt");
+      }
+      // note: byrd is not very robust and is not considered as a default preset
 
       return options;
    }
diff --git a/uno/options/DefaultOptions.hpp b/uno/options/DefaultOptions.hpp
index f1d47ebc..cf3ed80e 100644
--- a/uno/options/DefaultOptions.hpp
+++ b/uno/options/DefaultOptions.hpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace uno {
    class DefaultOptions {
    public:
       [[nodiscard]] static Options load();
-      [[nodiscard]] static Options determine_solvers();
+      [[nodiscard]] static Options determine_solvers_and_preset();
    };
 } // namespace