diff --git a/src/_h5ai/client/js/inc/core/location.js b/src/_h5ai/client/js/inc/core/location.js
index 865a2b2b..0985450a 100644
--- a/src/_h5ai/client/js/inc/core/location.js
+++ b/src/_h5ai/client/js/inc/core/location.js
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ modulejs.define('core/location', ['_', 'modernizr', 'core/event', 'core/settings
 
                 _.each(json.items, function (jsonItem) {
 
-                    var e = Item.get(jsonItem.absHref, jsonItem.time, jsonItem.size, jsonItem.isManaged, jsonItem.content);
+                    var e = Item.get(jsonItem.href, jsonItem.time, jsonItem.size, jsonItem.isManaged, jsonItem.content);
                     found[e.absHref] = true;
                 });
 
diff --git a/src/_h5ai/client/js/inc/model/item.js b/src/_h5ai/client/js/inc/model/item.js
index 4b073028..d857c4ae 100644
--- a/src/_h5ai/client/js/inc/model/item.js
+++ b/src/_h5ai/client/js/inc/model/item.js
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ modulejs.define('model/item', ['_', 'core/event', 'core/location', 'core/server'
             server.request({action: 'get', items: true, itemsHref: self.absHref, itemsWhat: 1}, function (response) {
 
                 if (response.items) {
-                    _.each(response.items, function (item) {
-                        getItem(item.absHref, item.time, item.size, item.isManaged, item.content);
+                    _.each(response.items, function (jsonItem) {
+                        getItem(jsonItem.href, jsonItem.time, jsonItem.size, jsonItem.isManaged, jsonItem.content);
                     });
                 }
 
diff --git a/src/_h5ai/server/php/inc/class-item.php b/src/_h5ai/server/php/inc/class-item.php
index 6822cd60..9eed1c14 100644
--- a/src/_h5ai/server/php/inc/class-item.php
+++ b/src/_h5ai/server/php/inc/class-item.php
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class Item {
     public function to_json_object() {
 
         $obj = array(
-            "absHref" => $this->href,
+            "href" => $this->href,
             "time" => $this->date * 1000, // seconds (PHP) to milliseconds (JavaScript)
             "size" => $this->size
         );