diff --git a/mace/tools/model_script_utils.py b/mace/tools/model_script_utils.py
index 53c71eaa6..76bfc9b72 100644
--- a/mace/tools/model_script_utils.py
+++ b/mace/tools/model_script_utils.py
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ def _build_model(
         if args.interaction_first not in [
             "RealAgnosticInteractionBlock",
             "RealAgnosticDensityInteractionBlock",
+            "RealAgnosticResidualNonLinearInteractionBlock",
         ]:
             args.interaction_first = "RealAgnosticInteractionBlock"
         return modules.ScaleShiftMACE(