diff --git a/public/javascripts/web-socket-receiver.js b/public/javascripts/web-socket-receiver.js
index b00b30ae7..6869a12bc 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/web-socket-receiver.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/web-socket-receiver.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ var WebSocketReceiver = {
         WSR.debug(debug_string);
 
         if (obj['class']=="retractions") {
-          WebSocketReceiver.processRetraction(obj.post_id);
+          WebSocketReceiver.processRetraction(obj.post_guid);
 
         } else if (obj['class']=="comments") {
           WebSocketReceiver.processComment(obj.post_guid, obj.comment_guid, obj.html, {
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ var WebSocketReceiver = {
           });
 
         } else if (obj['class']=="likes") {
-          WebSocketReceiver.processLike(obj.post_id, obj.html);
+          WebSocketReceiver.processLike(obj.post_guid, obj.html);
 
         } else {
           WebSocketReceiver.processPost(obj.html, obj.aspect_ids);
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ var WebSocketReceiver = {
     Diaspora.widgets.notifications.showNotification(notification);
   },
 
-  processRetraction: function(post_id){
-    $("#" + post_id).fadeOut(400, function() {
+  processRetraction: function(post_guid){
+    $("#" + post_guid).fadeOut(400, function() {
       $(this).remove();
     });
     if($("#main_stream")[0].childElementCount === 0) {