diff --git a/modules/forum.module b/modules/forum.module
index 5527947fc5c..223d6f3870e 100644
--- a/modules/forum.module
+++ b/modules/forum.module
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ function forum_admin() {
         $edit['name'] = 0;
       }
     case t('Submit'):
-      $status = taxonomy_save_term($edit);
+      list($status, $object) = array_values(taxonomy_save_term($edit));
       if (arg(3) == 'container') {
         $containers = variable_get('forum_containers', array());
         $containers[] = $edit['tid'];
@@ -290,8 +290,8 @@ function _forum_get_vid() {
     // Check to see if a forum vocabulary exists
     $vid = db_result(db_query("SELECT vid FROM {vocabulary} WHERE module='%s'", 'forum'));
     if (!$vid) {
-      $vocabulary = taxonomy_save_vocabulary(array('name' => 'Forums', 'multiple' => 0, 'required' => 1, 'hierarchy' => 1, 'relations' => 0, 'module' => 'forum', 'nodes' => array('forum')));
-      $vid = $vocabulary['vid'];
+      list($status, $object) = array_values(taxonomy_save_vocabulary(array('name' => 'Forums', 'multiple' => 0, 'required' => 1, 'hierarchy' => 1, 'relations' => 0, 'module' => 'forum', 'nodes' => array('forum'))));
+      $vid = $object['vid'];
     }
     variable_set('forum_nav_vocabulary', $vid);
   }
diff --git a/modules/forum/forum.module b/modules/forum/forum.module
index 5527947fc5c..223d6f3870e 100644
--- a/modules/forum/forum.module
+++ b/modules/forum/forum.module
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ function forum_admin() {
         $edit['name'] = 0;
       }
     case t('Submit'):
-      $status = taxonomy_save_term($edit);
+      list($status, $object) = array_values(taxonomy_save_term($edit));
       if (arg(3) == 'container') {
         $containers = variable_get('forum_containers', array());
         $containers[] = $edit['tid'];
@@ -290,8 +290,8 @@ function _forum_get_vid() {
     // Check to see if a forum vocabulary exists
     $vid = db_result(db_query("SELECT vid FROM {vocabulary} WHERE module='%s'", 'forum'));
     if (!$vid) {
-      $vocabulary = taxonomy_save_vocabulary(array('name' => 'Forums', 'multiple' => 0, 'required' => 1, 'hierarchy' => 1, 'relations' => 0, 'module' => 'forum', 'nodes' => array('forum')));
-      $vid = $vocabulary['vid'];
+      list($status, $object) = array_values(taxonomy_save_vocabulary(array('name' => 'Forums', 'multiple' => 0, 'required' => 1, 'hierarchy' => 1, 'relations' => 0, 'module' => 'forum', 'nodes' => array('forum'))));
+      $vid = $object['vid'];
     }
     variable_set('forum_nav_vocabulary', $vid);
   }
diff --git a/modules/taxonomy.module b/modules/taxonomy.module
index cb60413ba36..a453af0f7e9 100644
--- a/modules/taxonomy.module
+++ b/modules/taxonomy.module
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ function taxonomy_save_vocabulary($edit) {
 
   cache_clear_all();
 
-  return $status;
+  return array('status' => $status, 'object' => $edit);
 }
 
 function taxonomy_del_vocabulary($vid) {
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ function taxonomy_save_term($edit) {
 
   cache_clear_all();
 
-  return $status;
+  return array('status' => $status, 'object' => $edit);
 }
 
 function taxonomy_del_term($tid) {
@@ -617,8 +617,8 @@ function taxonomy_node_save($nid, $terms) {
         }
 
         if (!$typed_term_tid) {
-          $new_term = taxonomy_save_term(array('vid' => $vid, 'name' => $typed_term));
-          $typed_term_tid = $new_term['tid'];
+          list($status, $object) = array_values(taxonomy_save_term(array('vid' => $vid, 'name' => $typed_term)));
+          $typed_term_tid = $object['tid'];
         }
 
         db_query('INSERT INTO {term_node} (nid, tid) VALUES (%d, %d)', $nid, $typed_term_tid);
@@ -1169,7 +1169,8 @@ function taxonomy_admin() {
       }
     case t('Submit'):
       if (arg(3) == 'vocabulary') {
-        switch (taxonomy_save_vocabulary($edit)) {
+        list($status, $object) = array_values(taxonomy_save_vocabulary($edit));
+        switch ($status) {
           case SAVED_NEW:
             drupal_set_message(t('Created new vocabulary %name.', array('%name' => theme('placeholder', $edit['name']))));
             break;
@@ -1182,7 +1183,8 @@ function taxonomy_admin() {
         }
       }
       else {
-        switch (taxonomy_save_term($edit)) {
+        list($status, $object) = array_values(taxonomy_save_term($edit));
+        switch ($status) {
           case SAVED_NEW:
             drupal_set_message(t('Created new term %term.', array('%term' => theme('placeholder', $edit['name']))));
             break;
diff --git a/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module b/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
index cb60413ba36..a453af0f7e9 100644
--- a/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
+++ b/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ function taxonomy_save_vocabulary($edit) {
 
   cache_clear_all();
 
-  return $status;
+  return array('status' => $status, 'object' => $edit);
 }
 
 function taxonomy_del_vocabulary($vid) {
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ function taxonomy_save_term($edit) {
 
   cache_clear_all();
 
-  return $status;
+  return array('status' => $status, 'object' => $edit);
 }
 
 function taxonomy_del_term($tid) {
@@ -617,8 +617,8 @@ function taxonomy_node_save($nid, $terms) {
         }
 
         if (!$typed_term_tid) {
-          $new_term = taxonomy_save_term(array('vid' => $vid, 'name' => $typed_term));
-          $typed_term_tid = $new_term['tid'];
+          list($status, $object) = array_values(taxonomy_save_term(array('vid' => $vid, 'name' => $typed_term)));
+          $typed_term_tid = $object['tid'];
         }
 
         db_query('INSERT INTO {term_node} (nid, tid) VALUES (%d, %d)', $nid, $typed_term_tid);
@@ -1169,7 +1169,8 @@ function taxonomy_admin() {
       }
     case t('Submit'):
       if (arg(3) == 'vocabulary') {
-        switch (taxonomy_save_vocabulary($edit)) {
+        list($status, $object) = array_values(taxonomy_save_vocabulary($edit));
+        switch ($status) {
           case SAVED_NEW:
             drupal_set_message(t('Created new vocabulary %name.', array('%name' => theme('placeholder', $edit['name']))));
             break;
@@ -1182,7 +1183,8 @@ function taxonomy_admin() {
         }
       }
       else {
-        switch (taxonomy_save_term($edit)) {
+        list($status, $object) = array_values(taxonomy_save_term($edit));
+        switch ($status) {
           case SAVED_NEW:
             drupal_set_message(t('Created new term %term.', array('%term' => theme('placeholder', $edit['name']))));
             break;