diff --git a/static/js/subs.js b/static/js/subs.js
index 615b541655..a723a3b6ef 100644
--- a/static/js/subs.js
+++ b/static/js/subs.js
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ function update_stream_name(sub, new_name) {
 function update_stream_description(sub, description) {
     sub.description = description;
 
-    var sub_settings_selector = '.stream-row[data-subscription-id=' + sub.stream_id + ']';
+    var sub_settings_selector = '.stream-row[data-stream-id=' + sub.stream_id + ']';
     $(sub_settings_selector + ' .subscription_description').text(description);
     $(sub_settings_selector + ' input.description').val(description);
 }
diff --git a/static/templates/subscription.handlebars b/static/templates/subscription.handlebars
index 9c7da1d30a..ee3256fb5a 100644
--- a/static/templates/subscription.handlebars
+++ b/static/templates/subscription.handlebars
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {{! Client-side Mustache template for rendering subscriptions.}}
 {{#with this}}
-<div class="stream-row" id="subscription_{{stream_id}}" data-subscription-id="{{stream_id}}">
+<div class="stream-row" id="subscription_{{stream_id}}" data-stream-id="{{stream_id}}">
   <div class="subscription_table_elem subscription_header collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#subscription_settings_{{stream_id}}">
     <div class="subscription-info-container">
       <span class="subscription-setting-icon">