diff --git a/static/js/popovers.js b/static/js/popovers.js
index 7985f04bf6..28eab55df2 100644
--- a/static/js/popovers.js
+++ b/static/js/popovers.js
@@ -861,9 +861,10 @@ exports.register_click_handlers = function () {
     });
 
     $('body').on('click', '.toggle_home', function (e) {
-        var stream = $(e.currentTarget).parents('ul').attr('data-name');
+        var stream_name = $(e.currentTarget).parents('ul').attr('data-name');
+        var sub = stream_data.get_sub(stream_name);
         popovers.hide_stream_sidebar_popover();
-        subs.toggle_home(stream);
+        subs.toggle_home(sub);
         e.stopPropagation();
     });
 
diff --git a/static/js/subs.js b/static/js/subs.js
index 9915b9d94a..3f797d07f0 100644
--- a/static/js/subs.js
+++ b/static/js/subs.js
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ function stream_home_view_clicked(e) {
     var sub_settings = settings_for_sub(sub);
     var notification_checkboxes = sub_settings.find(".sub_notification_setting");
 
-    subs.toggle_home(sub.name);
+    subs.toggle_home(sub);
 
     if (sub.in_home_view) {
         sub_settings.find(".mute-note").addClass("hide-mute-note");
@@ -184,8 +184,7 @@ function update_in_home_view(sub, value) {
     not_in_home_view_checkbox.prop('checked', !value);
 }
 
-exports.toggle_home = function (stream_name) {
-    var sub = stream_data.get_sub(stream_name);
+exports.toggle_home = function (sub) {
     update_in_home_view(sub, ! sub.in_home_view);
     set_stream_property(sub, 'in_home_view', sub.in_home_view);
 };