diff --git a/zephyr/static/js/subs.js b/zephyr/static/js/subs.js
index c4acb5c06e..10f5c33ee2 100644
--- a/zephyr/static/js/subs.js
+++ b/zephyr/static/js/subs.js
@@ -53,13 +53,13 @@ exports.fetch = function () {
     });
 };
 
-function add_for_send_success(stream_name, prompt_button) {
+function subscribe_for_send_success(stream_name, prompt_button) {
     add_to_stream_list(stream_name);
     compose.finish();
     prompt_button.stop(true).fadeOut(500);
 }
 
-exports.add_for_send = function (stream, prompt_button) {
+exports.subscribe_for_send = function (stream, prompt_button) {
     $.ajax({
         type:     'POST',
         url:      '/json/subscriptions/add',
@@ -67,14 +67,14 @@ exports.add_for_send = function (stream, prompt_button) {
         dataType: 'json',
         timeout:  10*60*1000, // 10 minutes in ms
         success: function (response) {
-            add_for_send_success(response.data, prompt_button);
+            subscribe_for_send_success(response.data, prompt_button);
         },
         error: function (xhr, error_type, exn) {
             if ($.parseJSON(xhr.responseText).msg === "Subscription already exists") {
                 // If we're already subscribed, the issue here was
                 // actually that the client didn't know we were
                 // already subscribed -- so just send the message.
-                add_for_send_success(stream, prompt_button);
+                subscribe_for_send_success(stream, prompt_button);
             } else {
                 report_error("Unable to subscribe", xhr, $("#home-error"));
             }
diff --git a/zephyr/static/js/ui.js b/zephyr/static/js/ui.js
index d12d1dc337..cdd534a694 100644
--- a/zephyr/static/js/ui.js
+++ b/zephyr/static/js/ui.js
@@ -309,12 +309,12 @@ $(function () {
     // Prepare the click handler for subbing to a new stream to which
     // you have composed a message.
     $('#create-it').click(function () {
-        subs.add_for_send(compose.stream_name(), $('#stream-dne'));
+        subs.subscribe_for_send(compose.stream_name(), $('#stream-dne'));
     });
 
     // Prepare the click handler for subbing to an existing stream.
     $('#sub-it').click(function () {
-        subs.add_for_send(compose.stream_name(), $('#stream-nosub'));
+        subs.subscribe_for_send(compose.stream_name(), $('#stream-nosub'));
     });
 
     var throttled_scrollhandler = $.throttle(50, function(e) {