diff --git a/ui/src/kapacitor/components/TickscriptEditorControls.js b/ui/src/kapacitor/components/TickscriptEditorControls.js
index 116757b1b5..d8b123b4d1 100644
--- a/ui/src/kapacitor/components/TickscriptEditorControls.js
+++ b/ui/src/kapacitor/components/TickscriptEditorControls.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const TickscriptEditorControls = ({
     {isNewTickscript ? (
       <TickscriptID onChangeID={onChangeID} id={task.id} />
     ) : (
-      <TickscriptStaticID id={task.id} />
+      <TickscriptStaticID id={task.name ? task.name : task.id} />
     )}
     <div className="tickscript-controls--right">
       <TickscriptType type={task.type} onChangeType={onChangeType} />