diff --git a/protogeni/lib/GeniAggregate.pm.in b/protogeni/lib/GeniAggregate.pm.in
index 54f2c3684b3b40f9329efde43d04fbe18d249325..55386336faf58765e260066b224f7866f978fbdb 100755
--- a/protogeni/lib/GeniAggregate.pm.in
+++ b/protogeni/lib/GeniAggregate.pm.in
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ sub field($$) { return ((! ref($_[0])) ? -1 : $_[0]->{'AGGREGATE'}->{$_[1]}); }
 sub idx($)		{ return field($_[0], "idx"); }
 sub uuid($)		{ return field($_[0], "uuid"); }
 sub nickname($)		{ return field($_[0], "nickname"); }
+sub resource_id($)      { return $_[0]->nickname(); }
 sub type($)		{ return field($_[0], "type"); }
 sub slice_uuid($)	{ return field($_[0], "slice_uuid"); }
 sub creator_uuid($)	{ return field($_[0], "creator_uuid"); }
diff --git a/protogeni/lib/GeniCMV2.pm.in b/protogeni/lib/GeniCMV2.pm.in
index ebd22192a3f599176b6db31995236edb9fdd0fb4..8803beb3d0b919143f0fd942d0bb30656c62f32f 100755
--- a/protogeni/lib/GeniCMV2.pm.in
+++ b/protogeni/lib/GeniCMV2.pm.in
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ sub SliverStatus($)
 	}
 
 	my $sliver_urn    = $sliver->sliver_urn();
-	my $resource_id = $sliver->resource_id();
+	my $resource_id   = $sliver->resource_id();
 	my $state         = $sliver->state();
 	my $status        = $sliver->status();
 	my $error         = "";