diff --git a/module/story/control.php b/module/story/control.php
index 3c4e4556eb..3ad10bb624 100644
--- a/module/story/control.php
+++ b/module/story/control.php
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ class story extends control
             $moduleID = $this->tree->getAllChildID($moduleID);
         }
         $stories = $this->story->getProjectStoryPairs($projectID, $productID, $moduleID, $type);
-        die(html::select('story' . $number, $stories, $storyID, 'class=form-control onchange=setStoryRelated(' . $number . ');'));
+        die(html::select("story[$number]", $stories, $storyID, 'class=form-control onchange=setStoryRelated(' . $number . ');'));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/module/task/js/batchcreate.js b/module/task/js/batchcreate.js
index 3005a36f29..5ac9a589b9 100755
--- a/module/task/js/batchcreate.js
+++ b/module/task/js/batchcreate.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ function setStories(moduleID, projectID, num)
     $.get(link, function(stories)
     {
         var storyID = $('#story' + num).val();
-        if(!stories) stories = '<select id="story' + num + '" name="story' + num + '" class="select-1"></select>';
+        if(!stories) stories = '<select id="story[' + num + ']" name="story' + num + '" class="select-1"></select>';
         $('#story' + num).replaceWith(stories);
         if(moduleID == 0) $('#story' + num).append("<option value='ditto'>" + ditto + "</option>")
         $('#story' + num).val(storyID);