diff --git a/cookbook/serializer.py b/cookbook/serializer.py
index c1796351b4..bb7bbf62de 100644
--- a/cookbook/serializer.py
+++ b/cookbook/serializer.py
@@ -1023,7 +1023,7 @@ class AutoMealPlanSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
     start_date = serializers.DateField()
     end_date = serializers.DateField()
     meal_type_id = serializers.IntegerField()
-    keywords = KeywordSerializer(many=True)
+    keyword_ids = serializers.ListField()
     servings = CustomDecimalField()
     shared = UserSerializer(many=True, required=False, allow_null=True)
     addshopping = serializers.BooleanField()
diff --git a/cookbook/views/api.py b/cookbook/views/api.py
index 55261fffd8..98b4d9bc17 100644
--- a/cookbook/views/api.py
+++ b/cookbook/views/api.py
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ def create(self, request):
         serializer = AutoMealPlanSerializer(data=request.data)
 
         if serializer.is_valid():
-            keywords = serializer.validated_data['keywords']
+            keyword_ids = serializer.validated_data['keyword_ids']
             start_date = serializer.validated_data['start_date']
             end_date = serializer.validated_data['end_date']
             servings = serializer.validated_data['servings']
@@ -753,8 +753,8 @@ def create(self, request):
             recipes = Recipe.objects.values('id', 'name')
             meal_plans = list()
 
-            for keyword in keywords:
-                recipes = recipes.filter(keywords__name=keyword['name'])
+            for keyword_id in keyword_ids:
+                recipes = recipes.filter(keywords__id=keyword_id)
 
             if len(recipes) == 0:
                 return Response(serializer.data)
diff --git a/vue/src/components/AutoMealPlanModal.vue b/vue/src/components/AutoMealPlanModal.vue
index 5428fdfe93..3138c14edf 100644
--- a/vue/src/components/AutoMealPlanModal.vue
+++ b/vue/src/components/AutoMealPlanModal.vue
@@ -227,11 +227,18 @@ export default {
 
         async autoPlanThread(autoPlan, mealTypeIndex) {
             let apiClient = new ApiApiFactory()
+
+            let keyword_ids = []
+            for (const index in autoPlan.keywords[mealTypeIndex]){
+              let keyword = autoPlan.keywords[mealTypeIndex][index]
+              keyword_ids.push(keyword.id)
+            }
+
             let data = {
                 "start_date": moment(autoPlan.startDay).format("YYYY-MM-DD"),
                 "end_date": moment(autoPlan.endDay).format("YYYY-MM-DD"),
                 "meal_type_id": autoPlan.meal_types[mealTypeIndex].id,
-                "keywords": autoPlan.keywords[mealTypeIndex],
+                "keyword_ids": keyword_ids,
                 "servings": autoPlan.servings,
                 "shared": autoPlan.shared,
                 "addshopping": autoPlan.addshopping