diff --git a/scripts/importer/mtasks/berkeley.py b/scripts/importer/mtasks/berkeley.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/scripts/importer/mtasks/berkeley.py
+++ b/scripts/importer/mtasks/berkeley.py
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ def do_ucb_photo(events, stubs, args, tasks, task_obj, log):
     photom = json.loads(jsontxt)
     photom = sorted(photom, key=lambda kk: kk['ObjName'])
     for phot in pbar(photom, desc=current_task):
-        name = phot['ObjName']
-        events, name = add_event(tasks, args, events, name, log)
+        oldname = phot['ObjName']
+        events, name = add_event(tasks, args, events, oldname, log)
 
         sec_source = events[name].add_source(srcname=sec_ref, url=sec_refurl, bibcode=sec_refbib,
                                 secondary=True)
-        events[name].add_quantity('alias', name, sec_source)
+        events[name].add_quantity('alias', oldname, sec_source)
         sources = [sec_source]
         if phot['Reference']:
             sources += [events[name].add_source(bibcode=phot['Reference'])]
MAINT: have 'berkeley' stuff store 'oldname'.