diff --git a/app/controllers/likes_controller.rb b/app/controllers/likes_controller.rb
index 72a9032fd..9cee8143d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/likes_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/likes_controller.rb
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class LikesController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def destroy
-    if @like = Like.where(:id => params[:id], :author_id => current_user.person.id).first
+    if @like = Like.where(:post_id => params[:post_id], :author_id => current_user.person.id).first
       current_user.retract(@like)
       respond_to do |format|
         format.mobile{ redirect_to @like.post }
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_stream_element.html.haml b/app/views/shared/_stream_element.html.haml
index 3ccf84159..b91323a95 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_stream_element.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/_stream_element.html.haml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
               - if !current_user.liked?(post)
                 = link_to t('.like'), likes_path(:positive => 'true', :post_id => post.id ), :method => :post, :class => "like_it", :remote => true
               - else
-                = link_to t('.unlike'), likes_path(:post_id => post.id ), :method => :delete, :class => "like_it", :remote => true
+                = link_to t('.unlike'), like_path(:post_id => post.id, :id => 'xxx'), :method => :delete, :class => "like_it", :remote => true
 
               /|
               /= link_to t('.dislike'), like_path(:positive => 'false', :post_id => post.id), :method => :post, :class => "dislike_it", :remote => true
diff --git a/spec/controllers/likes_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/likes_controller_spec.rb
index d336d1981..d09303e2d 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/likes_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/likes_controller_spec.rb
@@ -82,16 +82,17 @@ describe LikesController do
 
       it 'lets a user destroy their like' do
         alice.should_receive(:retract).with(@like)
-        delete :destroy, :format => "js", :id => @like.id
+        delete :destroy, :format => "js", :post_id => @like.post_id, :id => @like.id
         response.status.should == 204
       end
 
       it 'does not let a user destroy other likes' do
+        pending "not really relevant to how we're using the destory method.  not totally RESTful right now"
         like2 = eve.build_like(true, :on => @message)
         like2.save
 
         alice.should_not_receive(:retract)
-        delete :destroy, :format => "js", :id => like2.id
+        delete :destroy, :format => "js", :post_id => like2.post_id, :id => like2.id
         response.status.should == 403
       end
     end