diff --git a/src/warden-server/lib/Warden.pm b/src/warden-server/lib/Warden.pm
index a1d7d7fcc89abc4168991d7641336ccdcef971fb..1e4184a2f2db690f2f7fe62f86d5d6ce6a827a18 100755
--- a/src/warden-server/lib/Warden.pm
+++ b/src/warden-server/lib/Warden.pm
@@ -253,9 +253,9 @@ sub saveNewEvent
     }
     if ($timeout !~ /^\d+\z/) {
       if ($change_string eq "") {
-        $change_string = $change_string . "attack_scale: '$timeout'";
+        $change_string = $change_string . "timeout: '$timeout'";
       } else {
-        $change_string = $change_string . ", attack_scale: '$timeout'";
+        $change_string = $change_string . ", timeout: '$timeout'";
       }
       $timeout = undef;
     }