diff --git a/templates/grid_base.mako b/templates/grid_base.mako
index 7bbf30422f4..b8c4d51de9f 100644
--- a/templates/grid_base.mako
+++ b/templates/grid_base.mako
@@ -73,13 +73,13 @@
         // load grid viewer
         require(['mvc/grid/grid-view'], function(GridView) {
             $(function() {
-                gridView = new GridView( ${ h.to_json_string( self.grid_config() ) } );
+                gridView = new GridView( ${ h.to_json_string( self.get_grid_config() ) } );
             });
         });
     </script>
 </%def>
 
-<%def name="grid_config( embedded=False, insert=None )">
+<%def name="get_grid_config( embedded=False, insert=None )">
 ## generates dictionary
 <%
     self.grid_config = {
diff --git a/templates/grid_base_async.mako b/templates/grid_base_async.mako
index 53c3e2f74f2..213206bb98a 100644
--- a/templates/grid_base_async.mako
+++ b/templates/grid_base_async.mako
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <%namespace name="grid_base" file="./grid_base.mako" import="*" />
 
 ${init()}
-${h.to_json_string( grid_base.grid_config )}
\ No newline at end of file
+${h.to_json_string( grid_base.get_grid_config() )}