diff --git a/public/views/preferencesAlias.html b/public/views/preferencesAlias.html
index fb1c4a1c7..7195225f7 100644
--- a/public/views/preferencesAlias.html
+++ b/public/views/preferencesAlias.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
       <div class="card list">
         <label class="item item-input item-stacked-label">
           <span class="input-label" transalate>Alias for {{walletName}}</span>
-          <input type="text" id="alias" name="alias" ng-model="alias" placeholder="John" required>
+          <input type="text" id="alias" name="alias" ng-model="alias.value" placeholder="John" required>
         </label>
       </div>
       <button type="submit"
diff --git a/src/js/controllers/preferencesAlias.js b/src/js/controllers/preferencesAlias.js
index a284bc104..8385a083f 100644
--- a/src/js/controllers/preferencesAlias.js
+++ b/src/js/controllers/preferencesAlias.js
@@ -3,18 +3,20 @@
 angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('preferencesAliasController',
   function($scope, $timeout, $stateParams, $ionicHistory, gettextCatalog, configService, profileService, walletService) {
     var wallet = profileService.getWallet($stateParams.walletId);
-    $scope.wallet = wallet;
     var walletId = wallet.credentials.walletId;
     var config = configService.getSync();
 
     $scope.walletName = wallet.credentials.walletName;
-    $scope.alias = (config.aliasFor && config.aliasFor[walletId]) || wallet.walletName;
+    $scope.alias = {
+      value: (config.aliasFor && config.aliasFor[walletId]) || wallet.credentials.walletName
+    };
 
     $scope.save = function() {
       var opts = {
         aliasFor: {}
       };
-      opts.aliasFor[walletId] = $scope.alias;
+
+      opts.aliasFor[walletId] = $scope.alias.value;
 
       configService.set(opts, function(err) {
         if (err) $log.warn(err);