diff --git a/ui/src/kapacitor/apis/index.js b/ui/src/kapacitor/apis/index.js
index b4a2a435bd..7290f26166 100644
--- a/ui/src/kapacitor/apis/index.js
+++ b/ui/src/kapacitor/apis/index.js
@@ -19,6 +19,19 @@ export const createRule = (kapacitor, rule) => {
   })
 }
 
+export const createTickScript = async (kapacitor, rule) => {
+  try {
+    return await AJAX({
+      method: 'POST',
+      url: kapacitor.links.rules,
+      data: rule,
+    })
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(error)
+    throw error
+  }
+}
+
 export const getRules = kapacitor => {
   return AJAX({
     method: 'GET',
@@ -65,12 +78,12 @@ export const createTask = async (kapacitor, {id, dbrps, script, type}) => {
   try {
     return await AJAX({
       method: 'POST',
-      url: kapacitor.links.tasks,
+      url: kapacitor.links.rules,
       data: {
         id,
         type,
         dbrps,
-        script,
+        tickscript: script,
       },
     })
   } catch (error) {
diff --git a/ui/src/kapacitor/components/TickscriptHeader.js b/ui/src/kapacitor/components/TickscriptHeader.js
index 6b19f9e0dc..a16433df51 100644
--- a/ui/src/kapacitor/components/TickscriptHeader.js
+++ b/ui/src/kapacitor/components/TickscriptHeader.js
@@ -2,34 +2,19 @@ import React, {PropTypes} from 'react'
 import SourceIndicator from 'shared/components/SourceIndicator'
 import TickscriptType from 'src/kapacitor/components/TickscriptType'
 import MultiSelectDBDropdown from 'shared/components/MultiSelectDBDropdown'
-import TickscrtiptNewID, {
-  TickscriptEditID,
-} from 'src/kapacitor/components/TickscriptID'
+
 const addName = list => list.map(l => ({...l, name: `${l.db}.${l.rp}`}))
 
 const TickscriptHeader = ({
-  task: {id, type, dbrps},
+  task: {type, dbrps},
   source: {name},
   onSave,
-  isEditing,
-  onStopEdit,
-  onStartEdit,
   onChangeType,
   onSelectDbrps,
-  isNewTickscript,
 }) =>
   <div className="page-header">
     <div className="page-header__container">
-      <div className="page-header__left">
-        {isNewTickscript
-          ? <TickscrtiptNewID
-              isEditing={isEditing}
-              onStopEdit={onStopEdit}
-              onStartEdit={onStartEdit}
-              isNewTickscript={isNewTickscript}
-            />
-          : <TickscriptEditID id={id} />}
-      </div>
+      <div className="page-header__left" />
       <div className="page-header__right">
         <SourceIndicator sourceName={name} />
         <TickscriptType type={type} onChangeType={onChangeType} />
@@ -60,9 +45,6 @@ TickscriptHeader.propTypes = {
   }),
   onChangeType: func.isRequired,
   isEditing: bool.isRequired,
-  onStartEdit: func.isRequired,
-  onStopEdit: func.isRequired,
-  isNewTickscript: bool.isRequired,
 }
 
 export default TickscriptHeader
diff --git a/ui/src/kapacitor/containers/TickscriptPage.js b/ui/src/kapacitor/containers/TickscriptPage.js
index 0884a3e8a9..1ef8d7eb79 100644
--- a/ui/src/kapacitor/containers/TickscriptPage.js
+++ b/ui/src/kapacitor/containers/TickscriptPage.js
@@ -59,17 +59,23 @@ class TickscriptPage extends Component {
     } = this.props
 
     let response
-    if (this._isEditing()) {
-      response = await updateTask(kapacitor, task, ruleID)
-    } else {
-      response = await createTask(kapacitor, task)
-    }
 
-    if (response && response.error) {
-      return this.setState({validation: response.error})
-    }
+    try {
+      if (this._isEditing()) {
+        response = await updateTask(kapacitor, task, ruleID)
+      } else {
+        response = await createTask(kapacitor, task)
+      }
 
-    router.push(`/sources/${source.id}/alert-rules`)
+      if (response && response.code === 500) {
+        return this.setState({validation: response.message})
+      }
+
+      router.push(`/sources/${source.id}/alert-rules`)
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error(error)
+      throw error
+    }
   }
 
   handleChangeScript = script => {