diff --git a/etiquette/photodb.py b/etiquette/photodb.py
index 349b051..6add510 100644
--- a/etiquette/photodb.py
+++ b/etiquette/photodb.py
@@ -1728,7 +1728,7 @@ class PDBUtilMixin:
 
         if synonym:
             synonym = tag.add_synonym(synonym)
-            note = ('new_synonym', f'{tag.name}+{synonym}')
+            note = ('add_synonym', f'{tag.name}+{synonym}')
             output_notes.append(note)
 
         return output_notes
diff --git a/frontends/etiquette_flask/templates/tags.html b/frontends/etiquette_flask/templates/tags.html
index cb53d12..85e51d8 100644
--- a/frontends/etiquette_flask/templates/tags.html
+++ b/frontends/etiquette_flask/templates/tags.html
@@ -371,12 +371,14 @@ function tag_action_callback(response)
         else if ("action" in data)
         {
             const action = data.action;
+            const syn_name = data.synonym || tagname;
+
             message_positivity = "message_positive";
             if (action == "new_tag")
             {message_text = `Created tag ${tagname}`;}
 
-            else if (action == "new_synonym")
-            {message_text = `New synonym ${tagname}`;}
+            else if (action == "add_synonym")
+            {message_text = `New synonym ${syn_name}`;}
 
             else if (action == "existing_tag")
             {message_text = `Existing tag ${tagname}`;}
@@ -391,7 +393,7 @@ function tag_action_callback(response)
             {message_text = `Deleted tag ${tagname}`;}
 
             else if (action == "delete_synonym")
-            {message_text = `Deleted synonym ${data.synonym}`;}
+            {message_text = `Deleted synonym ${syn_name}`;}
 
             else if (action == "remove_child")
             {message_text = `Unlinked tags ${tagname}`;}