diff --git a/pandora_client/__init__.py b/pandora_client/__init__.py
index 3c178c4..87ab419 100755
--- a/pandora_client/__init__.py
+++ b/pandora_client/__init__.py
@@ -955,16 +955,19 @@ class API(ox.API):
         tmp = tempfile.gettempdir()
         self._resume_file = os.path.join(tmp, 'pandora_client.%s.%s.json' % (os.environ.get('USER'), netloc))
 
+        if hasattr(self, 'taskStatus') and not hasattr(self, 'getTaskStatus'):
+            self.getTaskStatus = self.taskStatus
+
     def async(self, action, data, interval=5):
         t = r = getattr(self, action)(data)
         if r['status']['code'] == 200:
             # wait for async task to finish
             if 'taskId' in r['data']:
-                t = self.taskStatus(task_id=r['data']['taskId'])
+                t = self.getTaskStatus(task_id=r['data']['taskId'])
                 print 'waiting for server ...'
                 while t['data'].get('status') == 'PENDING':
                     time.sleep(interval)
-                    t = self.taskStatus(task_id=r['data']['taskId'])
+                    t = self.getTaskStatus(task_id=r['data']['taskId'])
         return t
 
     def uploadFrames(self, i, data):