diff --git a/lib/WeBWorK/ContentGenerator/CourseAdmin.pm b/lib/WeBWorK/ContentGenerator/CourseAdmin.pm
index b589101971..19fbbd7305 100644
--- a/lib/WeBWorK/ContentGenerator/CourseAdmin.pm
+++ b/lib/WeBWorK/ContentGenerator/CourseAdmin.pm
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ sub add_course_form ($c) {
 sub add_course_validate ($c) {
 	my $ce = $c->ce;
 
-	my $add_courseID                = trim_spaces($c->param('add_courseID'))                || '';
+	my $add_courseID                = trim_spaces($c->param('new_courseID'))                || '';
 	my $add_initial_userID          = trim_spaces($c->param('add_initial_userID'))          || '';
 	my $add_initial_password        = trim_spaces($c->param('add_initial_password'))        || '';
 	my $add_initial_confirmPassword = trim_spaces($c->param('add_initial_confirmPassword')) || '';
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ sub do_add_course ($c) {
 	my $db    = $c->db;
 	my $authz = $c->authz;
 
-	my $add_courseID          = trim_spaces($c->param('add_courseID'))          || '';
+	my $add_courseID          = trim_spaces($c->param('new_courseID'))          || '';
 	my $add_courseTitle       = trim_spaces($c->param('add_courseTitle'))       || '';
 	my $add_courseInstitution = trim_spaces($c->param('add_courseInstitution')) || '';
 
diff --git a/templates/ContentGenerator/CourseAdmin/add_course_form.html.ep b/templates/ContentGenerator/CourseAdmin/add_course_form.html.ep
index a6ab1fa728..b2237a6c8c 100644
--- a/templates/ContentGenerator/CourseAdmin/add_course_form.html.ep
+++ b/templates/ContentGenerator/CourseAdmin/add_course_form.html.ep
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@
 	<div class="row mb-2">
 		<div class="col-lg-8 col-md-10">
 			<div class="form-floating mb-1">
-				<%= text_field add_courseID => '',
-					id          => 'add_courseID',
+				<%= text_field new_courseID => '',
+					id          => 'new_courseID',
 					placeholder => '',
 					class       => 'form-control' =%>
-				<%= label_for add_courseID => maketext('Course ID') =%>
+				<%= label_for new_courseID => maketext('Course ID') =%>
 			</div>
 			<div class="form-floating mb-1">
 				<%= text_field add_courseTitle => '',