diff --git a/migrations/20181116191032-tasks-add-table.js b/migrations/20181116191032-tasks-add-table.js
index d1585b2ac..2c22a42aa 100644
--- a/migrations/20181116191032-tasks-add-table.js
+++ b/migrations/20181116191032-tasks-add-table.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ exports.up = function(db, callback) {
             "id VARCHAR(32) NOT NULL UNIQUE," +
             "percent INTEGER DEFAULT 0," +
             "message TEXT," +
-            "detail TEXT," +
+            "errorMessage TEXT," +
             "result TEXT," +
             "creationTime TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP," +
             "ts TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP," +
diff --git a/migrations/schema.sql b/migrations/schema.sql
index 6f1c62e8c..221e7bf0e 100644
--- a/migrations/schema.sql
+++ b/migrations/schema.sql
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS tasks(
     id VARCHAR(32) NOT NULL UNIQUE,
     percent INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
     message TEXT,
-    detail TEXT,
+    errorMessage TEXT,
     result TEXT,
     creationTime TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
     ts TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
diff --git a/src/backups.js b/src/backups.js
index 33c968775..7427c9053 100644
--- a/src/backups.js
+++ b/src/backups.js
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ function startBackupTask(auditSource, callback) {
 
         gBackupTask = null;
 
-        tasks.setProgress(tasks.TASK_BACKUP, { percent: 100,  result: error ? error.message : '' }, NOOP_CALLBACK);
+        tasks.setProgress(tasks.TASK_BACKUP, { percent: 100,  errorMessage: error ? error.message : '' }, NOOP_CALLBACK);
 
         locker.unlock(locker.OP_FULL_BACKUP);
 
diff --git a/src/caas.js b/src/caas.js
index 781c17211..70b7bed55 100644
--- a/src/caas.js
+++ b/src/caas.js
@@ -127,10 +127,10 @@ function doMigrate(options, caasConfig, callback) {
     function unlock(error) {
         debug('Failed to migrate', error);
         locker.unlock(locker.OP_MIGRATE);
-        tasks.setProgress(tasks.TASK_MIGRATE, { percent: -1, result: `Backup failed: ${error.message}` }, NOOP_CALLBACK);
+        tasks.setProgress(tasks.TASK_MIGRATE, { percent: -1, errorMessage: `Backup failed: ${error.message}` }, NOOP_CALLBACK);
     }
 
-    tasks.setProgress(tasks.TASK_MIGRATE, { percent: 10, result: 'Backing up for migration' }, NOOP_CALLBACK);
+    tasks.setProgress(tasks.TASK_MIGRATE, { percent: 10, message: 'Backing up for migration' }, NOOP_CALLBACK);
 
     // initiate the migration in the background
     backups.backupBoxAndApps({ userId: null, username: 'migrator' }, (progress) => tasks.setProgress(tasks.TASK_MIGRATE, { percent: 10+progress.percent*30/100, message: progress.message }, NOOP_CALLBACK), function (error) {
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ function doMigrate(options, caasConfig, callback) {
                 if (result.statusCode === 404) return unlock(new CaasError(CaasError.NOT_FOUND));
                 if (result.statusCode !== 202) return unlock(new CaasError(CaasError.EXTERNAL_ERROR, util.format('%s %j', result.status, result.body)));
 
-                tasks.setProgress(tasks.TASK_MIGRATE, { percent: 40, result: 'Migrating' }, NOOP_CALLBACK);
+                tasks.setProgress(tasks.TASK_MIGRATE, { percent: 40, message: 'Migrating' }, NOOP_CALLBACK);
 
                 retire('migrate', _.pick(options, 'domain', 'size', 'region'));
             });
diff --git a/src/taskdb.js b/src/taskdb.js
index 35d04b59f..86c959a44 100644
--- a/src/taskdb.js
+++ b/src/taskdb.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ let assert = require('assert'),
     DatabaseError = require('./databaseerror'),
     _ = require('underscore');
 
-const TASKS_FIELDS = [ 'id', 'percent', 'message', 'detail', 'creationTime', 'result', 'ts' ];
+const TASKS_FIELDS = [ 'id', 'percent', 'message', 'errorMessage', 'creationTime', 'result', 'ts' ];
 
 function setProgress(id, progress, callback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof id, 'string');
diff --git a/src/updater.js b/src/updater.js
index 73fdd6e7d..6a34b5015 100644
--- a/src/updater.js
+++ b/src/updater.js
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ function doUpdate(boxUpdateInfo, callback) {
     assert(boxUpdateInfo && typeof boxUpdateInfo === 'object');
 
     function updateError(e) {
-        tasks.setProgress(tasks.TASK_UPDATE, { percent: -1, result: e.message }, NOOP_CALLBACK);
+        tasks.setProgress(tasks.TASK_UPDATE, { percent: -1, errorMessage: e.message }, NOOP_CALLBACK);
         callback(e);
     }