diff --git a/r2/r2/controllers/api.py b/r2/r2/controllers/api.py
index bbb9d232f..51c289eb8 100644
--- a/r2/r2/controllers/api.py
+++ b/r2/r2/controllers/api.py
@@ -1364,7 +1364,7 @@ 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('click', '')
+            set_user_cookie('recentclicks', '')
 
         if not links:
             return
diff --git a/r2/r2/controllers/reddit_base.py b/r2/r2/controllers/reddit_base.py
index 86e530a01..0a6ab0a1e 100644
--- a/r2/r2/controllers/reddit_base.py
+++ b/r2/r2/controllers/reddit_base.py
@@ -144,17 +144,17 @@ valid_click_cookie = re.compile(r'(:?t[0-9]+_[a-zA-Z0-9]+)+').match
 def read_click_cookie():
     # not used at the moment, if you start using this, you should also
     # test it
-    click_cookie = read_user_cookie('click')
+    click_cookie = read_user_cookie('recentclicks')
     if click_cookie:
         if valid_click_cookie(click_cookie):
             fullnames = [ x for x in UniqueIterator(click_cookie.split(':')) if x ]
 
             if len(click_cookie) > 1000:
                 fullnames = fullnames[:20]
-                set_user_cookie('click', ':'.join(fullnames))
+                set_user_cookie('recentclicks', ':'.join(fullnames))
             return fullnames
         else:
-            set_user_cookie('click', '')
+            set_user_cookie('recentclicks', '')
 
 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 293bd6a0b..159424044 100644
--- a/r2/r2/public/static/js/reddit.js
+++ b/r2/r2/public/static/js/reddit.js
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ function add_thing_id_to_cookie(id, cookie_name) {
 };
 
 function clicked_items() {
-    var cookie = $.cookie_read('click');
+    var cookie = $.cookie_read('recentclicks');
     if(cookie && cookie.data) {
         var fullnames = cookie.data.split(":");
         /* don't return empty ones */
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ function clicked_items() {
 }
 
 function clear_clicked_items() {
-    var cookie = $.cookie_read('click');
+    var cookie = $.cookie_read('recentclicks');
     cookie.data = '';
     $.cookie_write(cookie);
     $('.gadget').remove();
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ function updateEventHandlers(thing) {
             /* mark as clicked */
             $(this).addClass("click");
             /* set the click cookie. */
-            add_thing_to_cookie(this, "click");
+            add_thing_to_cookie(this, "recentclicks");
             /* 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 be4d3ffd7..f0b5b0c36 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/frametoolbar.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/frametoolbar.html
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
   ## add us to the click cookie
   <script type="text/javascript">
     $(function() {
-      add_thing_id_to_cookie('${thing.link._fullname}', 'click');
+      add_thing_id_to_cookie('${thing.link._fullname}', 'recentclicks');
     });
   </script>
   <span>