diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 9cf8c269f..33706d3dd 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 
         <script src='js/id/actions.js'></script>
         <script src='js/id/actions/add_node.js'></script>
+        <script src='js/id/actions/add_way.js'></script>
         <script src='js/id/actions/add_way_node.js'></script>
         <script src='js/id/actions/change_entity_tags.js'></script>
         <script src="js/id/actions/delete_node.js"></script>
@@ -54,7 +55,6 @@
         <script src='js/id/actions/remove_relation_member.js'></script>
         <script src='js/id/actions/remove_way_node.js'></script>
         <script src='js/id/actions/reverse_way.js'></script>
-        <script src='js/id/actions/start_way.js'></script>
 
         <script src='js/id/modes.js'></script>
         <script src='js/id/modes/add_area.js'></script>
diff --git a/js/id/actions/start_way.js b/js/id/actions/add_way.js
similarity index 70%
rename from js/id/actions/start_way.js
rename to js/id/actions/add_way.js
index 6c82e389d..4b53a8ea3 100644
--- a/js/id/actions/start_way.js
+++ b/js/id/actions/add_way.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-iD.actions.StartWay = function(way) {
+iD.actions.AddWay = function(way) {
     return function(graph) {
         return graph.replace(way, 'started a road');
     };
diff --git a/js/id/modes/add_area.js b/js/id/modes/add_area.js
index 15fe6fd84..ca81bea7e 100644
--- a/js/id/modes/add_area.js
+++ b/js/id/modes/add_area.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ iD.modes.AddArea = function() {
                 node = iD.Node({loc: mode.map.mouseCoordinates()});
             }
 
-            mode.history.perform(iD.actions.StartWay(way));
+            mode.history.perform(iD.actions.AddWay(way));
             mode.history.perform(iD.actions.AddWayNode(way, node));
 
             mode.controller.enter(iD.modes.DrawArea(way.id));
diff --git a/js/id/modes/add_road.js b/js/id/modes/add_road.js
index 8f7495b45..c731353b2 100644
--- a/js/id/modes/add_road.js
+++ b/js/id/modes/add_road.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ iD.modes.AddRoad = function() {
             }
 
             if (start) {
-                mode.history.perform(iD.actions.StartWay(way));
+                mode.history.perform(iD.actions.AddWay(way));
                 mode.history.perform(iD.actions.AddWayNode(way, node));
             }
 
diff --git a/test/index.html b/test/index.html
index f5234875f..dbfd7cba6 100644
--- a/test/index.html
+++ b/test/index.html
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 
     <script src='../js/id/actions.js'></script>
     <script src='../js/id/actions/add_node.js'></script>
+    <script src='../js/id/actions/add_way.js'></script>
     <script src='../js/id/actions/add_way_node.js'></script>
     <script src='../js/id/actions/change_entity_tags.js'></script>
     <script src="../js/id/actions/delete_node.js"></script>
@@ -54,7 +55,6 @@
     <script src='../js/id/actions/remove_relation_member.js'></script>
     <script src='../js/id/actions/remove_way_node.js'></script>
     <script src='../js/id/actions/reverse_way.js'></script>
-    <script src='../js/id/actions/start_way.js'></script>
 
     <script src='../js/id/modes.js'></script>
     <script src='../js/id/modes/add_area.js'></script>