diff --git a/pandora/archive/views.py b/pandora/archive/views.py
index 012a9d67..ec12a9a2 100644
--- a/pandora/archive/views.py
+++ b/pandora/archive/views.py
@@ -344,17 +344,19 @@ def getTaskStatus(request, data):
     '''
     Gets the status for a given task
     takes {
-        taskId: string // taskId
+        id: string // taskId
     }
     returns {
-        taskId: string, // taskId
+        id: string,     // taskId
         status: string, // status, 'PENDING' or 'OK'
-        result: object // result data
+        result: object  // result data
     }
     notes: To be deprecated, will be wrapped in regular API call.
     '''
     #FIXME: should check if user has permissions to get status
-    if 'taskId' in data:
+    if 'id' in data:
+        task_id = data['id']
+    elif 'taskId' in data:
         task_id = data['taskId']
     else:
         task_id = data['task_id']
diff --git a/static/js/utils.js b/static/js/utils.js
index d862168e..8675753b 100644
--- a/static/js/utils.js
+++ b/static/js/utils.js
@@ -2645,14 +2645,14 @@ pandora.updateStatus = function(item) {
     }
 };
 
-pandora.wait = function(taskId, callback, timeout) {
+pandora.wait = function(id, callback, timeout) {
     var task = {};
     timeout = timeout || 5000;
     task.timeout = setTimeout(function() {
-        pandora.api.getTaskStatus({taskId: taskId}, function(result) {
+        pandora.api.getTaskStatus({id: id}, function(result) {
             var t;
             if (result.data.status == 'PENDING') {
-                t = pandora.wait(taskId, callback);
+                t = pandora.wait(id, callback);
                 task.timeout = t.timeout;
             } else {
                 callback(result);