diff --git a/r2/r2/controllers/api.py b/r2/r2/controllers/api.py
index 03ab5acf8..59e543d92 100644
--- a/r2/r2/controllers/api.py
+++ b/r2/r2/controllers/api.py
@@ -1365,7 +1365,7 @@ class ApiController(RedditController):
     def GET_gadget(self, form, jquery, type, links):
         if not links and type == 'click':
             # malformed cookie, clear it out
-            set_user_cookie('recentclicks', '')
+            set_user_cookie('recentclicks2', '')
 
         if not links:
             return
diff --git a/r2/r2/controllers/reddit_base.py b/r2/r2/controllers/reddit_base.py
index 0327f14f4..fb5a4e0ef 100644
--- a/r2/r2/controllers/reddit_base.py
+++ b/r2/r2/controllers/reddit_base.py
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ def read_user_cookie(name):
 def set_user_cookie(name, val):
     uname = c.user.name if c.user_is_loggedin else ""
     c.cookies[uname + '_' + name] = Cookie(value = val)
+
     
 valid_click_cookie = fullname_regex(Link, True).match
 def set_recent_clicks():
@@ -146,21 +147,21 @@ def set_recent_clicks():
     if not c.user_is_loggedin:
         return
 
-    click_cookie = read_user_cookie('recentclicks')
+    click_cookie = read_user_cookie('recentclicks2')
     if click_cookie:
         if valid_click_cookie(click_cookie):
             names = [ x for x in UniqueIterator(click_cookie.split(',')) if x ]
 
             if len(click_cookie) > 1000:
                 names = names[:20]
-                set_user_cookie('recentclicks', ','.join(names))
+                set_user_cookie('recentclicks2', ','.join(names))
             #eventually this will look at the user preference
             names = names[:5]
             c.recent_clicks = Link._by_fullname(names, data = True,
                                                 return_dict = False)
         else:
             #if the cookie wasn't valid, clear it
-            set_user_cookie('recentclicks', '')
+            set_user_cookie('recentclicks2', '')
 
 def read_mod_cookie():
     cook = [s.split('=')[0:2] for s in read_user_cookie('mod').split(':') if s]
diff --git a/r2/r2/public/static/js/reddit.js b/r2/r2/public/static/js/reddit.js
index 400814bb8..ad700416c 100644
--- a/r2/r2/public/static/js/reddit.js
+++ b/r2/r2/public/static/js/reddit.js
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ function add_thing_id_to_cookie(id, cookie_name) {
 };
 
 function clicked_items() {
-    var cookie = $.cookie_read('recentclicks');
+    var cookie = $.cookie_read('recentclicks2');
     if(cookie && cookie.data) {
         var fullnames = cookie.data.split(",");
         /* don't return empty ones */
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ function clicked_items() {
 }
 
 function clear_clicked_items() {
-    var cookie = $.cookie_read('recentclicks');
+    var cookie = $.cookie_read('recentclicks2');
     cookie.data = '';
     $.cookie_write(cookie);
     $('.gadget').remove();
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ function updateEventHandlers(thing) {
             /* mark as clicked */
             $(this).addClass("click");
             /* set the click cookie. */
-            add_thing_to_cookie(this, "recentclicks");
+            add_thing_to_cookie(this, "recentclicks2");
             /* remember this as the last thing clicked */
             var wasorganic = $(this).parents('.organic-listing').length > 0;
             last_click(thing, wasorganic);
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/frametoolbar.html b/r2/r2/templates/frametoolbar.html
index dc680c9ff..771213f2f 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/frametoolbar.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/frametoolbar.html
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
   ## add us to the click cookie
   <script type="text/javascript">
     $(function() {
-      add_thing_id_to_cookie('${thing.link._fullname}', 'recentclicks');
+      add_thing_id_to_cookie("${thing.link._fullname}", "recentclicks2");
     });
   </script>
   <span>