diff --git a/module/execution/model.php b/module/execution/model.php
index bbe03817ca..b23a05cece 100755
--- a/module/execution/model.php
+++ b/module/execution/model.php
@@ -2855,7 +2855,7 @@ class executionModel extends model
 
             $columnID = $this->kanban->getColumnIDByLaneID((int)$laneID, 'backlog');
             if(empty($columnID)) $columnID = isset($output['columnID']) ? $output['columnID'] : 0;
-            if(!empty($laneID) and !empty($columnID)) $this->kanban->addKanbanCell($executionID, $laneID, $columnID, 'story', $storyID);
+            if(!empty($laneID) and !empty($columnID)) $this->kanban->addKanbanCell($executionID, (int)$laneID, (int)$columnID, 'story', (string)$storyID);
 
             $data = new stdclass();
             $data->project = $executionID;
diff --git a/module/story/control.php b/module/story/control.php
index 384cbb5c76..e2b03ece0a 100755
--- a/module/story/control.php
+++ b/module/story/control.php
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class story extends control
                 $products = array();
                 foreach($storyIdList as $i => $newStoryID)
                 {
-                    if(isset($_POST['lanes'])) $lanes[$newStoryID] = $_POST['lanes'][$i];
+                    if(isset($stories[$i]) && !empty($stories[$i]->lane)) $lanes[$newStoryID] = $stories[$i]->lane;
                     $products[$newStoryID] = $productID;
                 }
 
diff --git a/module/story/js/batchcreate.ui.js b/module/story/js/batchcreate.ui.js
index cbec3ccc2f..b9101ada46 100644
--- a/module/story/js/batchcreate.ui.js
+++ b/module/story/js/batchcreate.ui.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ window.changeRegion = function(e)
     $.getJSON(laneLink, function(data)
     {
         const laneID = data.items.length > 0 ? data.items[0].value : '';
-        $region.closest('tr').find('[name^=lane]').zui('picker').render(data);
+        $region.closest('tr').find('[name^=lane]').zui('picker').render({items: data.items});
         $region.closest('tr').find('[name^=lane]').zui('picker').$.setValue(laneID);
     });