diff --git a/opentech/apply/funds/forms.py b/opentech/apply/funds/forms.py
index e84c154bb47482cc277b561bc6f92a111d8ef207..68df956042d3523840cdc07f35363c7c1c755a89 100644
--- a/opentech/apply/funds/forms.py
+++ b/opentech/apply/funds/forms.py
@@ -208,12 +208,13 @@ class BatchUpdateReviewersForm(forms.Form):
         queryset=User.objects.staff(),
         widget=Select2MultiCheckboxesWidget(attrs={'data-placeholder': 'Staff'}),
     )
-    submission_ids = forms.CharField(widget=forms.HiddenInput())
+    submissions = forms.CharField(widget=forms.HiddenInput())
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         kwargs.pop('user')
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
-    def clean_submission_ids(self):
-        value = self.cleaned_data['submission_ids']
-        return [int(submission) for submission in value.split(',')]
+    def clean_submissions(self):
+        value = self.cleaned_data['submissions']
+        submission_ids = [int(submission) for submission in value.split(',')]
+        return ApplicationSubmission.objects.filter(id__in=submission_ids)
diff --git a/opentech/apply/funds/views.py b/opentech/apply/funds/views.py
index 8f1dd9e1cded3c27530a4c345ee08f87d2493b91..c18493bd2f035493c77f0de782d733a1a6922321 100644
--- a/opentech/apply/funds/views.py
+++ b/opentech/apply/funds/views.py
@@ -109,10 +109,9 @@ class BatchUpdateReviewersView(DelegatedViewMixin, FormView):
         currently saved to that submission.
         Send out a message of updates.
         """
-        reviewers = User.objects.filter(id__in=form.cleaned_data['staff_reviewers'])
+        reviewers = form.cleaned_data['staff_reviewers']
 
-        submission_ids = form.cleaned_data['submission_ids']
-        submissions = ApplicationSubmission.objects.filter(id__in=submission_ids)
+        submissions = form.cleaned_data['submissions']
 
         for submission in submissions:
             submission.reviewers.add(*reviewers)
diff --git a/opentech/static_src/src/javascript/apply/batch-actions.js b/opentech/static_src/src/javascript/apply/batch-actions.js
index 05130ee6d00e9536033f7614b6600c4724cccde6..6729148a3d301695fcb890baa13afa4969119304 100644
--- a/opentech/static_src/src/javascript/apply/batch-actions.js
+++ b/opentech/static_src/src/javascript/apply/batch-actions.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     const $actionOptions = $('#id_action option');
     const $batchTitlesList = $('.js-batch-titles');
     const $batchTitleCount = $('.js-batch-title-count');
-    const $hiddenIDlist = $('#id_submission_ids');
+    const $hiddenIDlist = $('#id_submissions');
     const $toggleBatchList = $('.js-toggle-batch-list');
     const activeClass = 'batch-actions-enabled';
     const closedClass = 'is-closed';