diff --git a/src/views/app.js b/src/views/app.js
index 08bf1341c..97958f172 100644
--- a/src/views/app.js
+++ b/src/views/app.js
@@ -1859,7 +1859,7 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('AppController', ['$scope', '$location'
                 break;
 
             case ISTATES.PENDING_DATA_DIR_MIGRATION:
-                repairFunc = Client.configureApp.bind(null, $scope.app.id, 'data_dir', { dataDir: null });
+                repairFunc = Client.configureApp.bind(null, $scope.app.id, 'storage', { storageVolumeId: null, storageVolumePrefix: null });
                 break;
 
             // this also happens for import faliures. this UI can only show backup listing. use CLI for arbit id/config