diff --git a/js/id/actions/split.js b/js/id/actions/split.js
index ea2100238..92f9296f7 100644
--- a/js/id/actions/split.js
+++ b/js/id/actions/split.js
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ iD.actions.Split = function(nodeId, newWayId) {
                     }
                 }
 
-                relation = relation.addMember({id: wayB.id, type: 'wayA', role: role}, i <= j ? i + 1 : i);
+                relation = relation.addMember({id: wayB.id, type: 'way', role: role}, i <= j ? i + 1 : i);
                 graph = graph.replace(relation);
             }
         });
diff --git a/test/spec/actions/split.js b/test/spec/actions/split.js
index 417525941..2e829fc93 100644
--- a/test/spec/actions/split.js
+++ b/test/spec/actions/split.js
@@ -175,12 +175,15 @@ describe("iD.actions.Split", function () {
                 'b': iD.Node({id: 'b'}),
                 'c': iD.Node({id: 'c'}),
                 '-': iD.Way({id: '-', nodes: ['a', 'b', 'c']}),
-                'r': iD.Relation({id: 'r', members: [{id: '-', type: 'way'}]})
+                'r': iD.Relation({id: 'r', members: [{id: '-', type: 'way', role: 'forward'}]})
             });
 
         graph = iD.actions.Split('b', '=')(graph);
 
-        expect(_.pluck(graph.entity('r').members, 'id')).to.eql(['-', '=']);
+        expect(graph.entity('r').members).to.eql([
+            {id: '-', type: 'way', role: 'forward'},
+            {id: '=', type: 'way', role: 'forward'}
+        ]);
     });
 
     it("adds the new way to parent relations (forward order)", function () {