diff --git a/src/js/setupdns.js b/src/js/setupdns.js
index f2b142923..bf7b4cc91 100644
--- a/src/js/setupdns.js
+++ b/src/js/setupdns.js
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ app.controller('SetupDNSController', ['$scope', '$http', '$timeout', 'Client', f
             if (!error && !status.setup.active) {
                 if (!status.adminFqdn || status.setup.errorMessage) { // setup reset or errored. start over
                     $scope.error = status.setup.errorMessage;
-                    $scope.status = 'initialized';
+                    $scope.state = 'initialized';
                 } else { // proceed to activation
                     window.location.href = 'https://' + status.adminFqdn + '/setup.html';
                 }