diff --git a/pkg/api/dashboard.go b/pkg/api/dashboard.go
index 94e47b9b85d..b0a38c63eb1 100644
--- a/pkg/api/dashboard.go
+++ b/pkg/api/dashboard.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package api
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path"
@@ -323,34 +324,34 @@ func GetDashboardVersion(c *middleware.Context) Response {
 	return Json(200, dashVersionMeta)
 }
 
-func createCompareDashboardVersionCommand(c *middleware.Context) (m.CompareDashboardVersionsCommand, error) {
-	cmd := m.CompareDashboardVersionsCommand{}
+func createCompareDashboardVersionCommand(c *middleware.Context) (*m.CompareDashboardVersionsCommand, error) {
+	cmd := &m.CompareDashboardVersionsCommand{}
 
-	dashboardIdStr := c.Params(":dashboardId")
-	dashboardId, err := strconv.Atoi(dashboardIdStr)
-	if err != nil {
-		return cmd, err
+	dashId := c.ParamsInt64(":dashboardId")
+	if dashId == 0 {
+		return nil, errors.New("Missing dashboardId")
 	}
 
 	versionStrings := strings.Split(c.Params(":versions"), "...")
 	if len(versionStrings) != 2 {
-		return cmd, fmt.Errorf("bad format: urls should be in the format /versions/0...1")
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("bad format: urls should be in the format /versions/0...1")
 	}
 
-	originalDash, err := strconv.Atoi(versionStrings[0])
+	BaseVersion, err := strconv.Atoi(versionStrings[0])
 	if err != nil {
-		return cmd, fmt.Errorf("bad format: first argument is not of type int")
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("bad format: first argument is not of type int")
 	}
 
-	newDash, err := strconv.Atoi(versionStrings[1])
+	newVersion, err := strconv.Atoi(versionStrings[1])
 	if err != nil {
-		return cmd, fmt.Errorf("bad format: second argument is not of type int")
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("bad format: second argument is not of type int")
 	}
 
-	cmd.DashboardId = int64(dashboardId)
+	cmd.DashboardId = dashId
 	cmd.OrgId = c.OrgId
-	cmd.Original = originalDash
-	cmd.New = newDash
+	cmd.BaseVersion = BaseVersion
+	cmd.NewVersion = newVersion
+
 	return cmd, nil
 }
 
@@ -360,6 +361,7 @@ func CompareDashboardVersions(c *middleware.Context) Response {
 	if err != nil {
 		return ApiError(500, err.Error(), err)
 	}
+
 	cmd.DiffType = m.DiffDelta
 
 	if err := bus.Dispatch(&cmd); err != nil {
@@ -376,8 +378,8 @@ func CompareDashboardVersions(c *middleware.Context) Response {
 
 	return Json(200, util.DynMap{
 		"meta": util.DynMap{
-			"original": cmd.Original,
-			"new":      cmd.New,
+			"baseVersion": cmd.BaseVersion,
+			"newVersion":  cmd.NewVersion,
 		},
 		"delta": deltaMap,
 	})
@@ -392,7 +394,7 @@ func CompareDashboardVersionsJSON(c *middleware.Context) Response {
 	}
 	cmd.DiffType = m.DiffJSON
 
-	if err := bus.Dispatch(&cmd); err != nil {
+	if err := bus.Dispatch(cmd); err != nil {
 		return ApiError(500, err.Error(), err)
 	}
 
@@ -406,9 +408,10 @@ func CompareDashboardVersionsBasic(c *middleware.Context) Response {
 	if err != nil {
 		return ApiError(500, err.Error(), err)
 	}
+
 	cmd.DiffType = m.DiffBasic
 
-	if err := bus.Dispatch(&cmd); err != nil {
+	if err := bus.Dispatch(cmd); err != nil {
 		return ApiError(500, err.Error(), err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/models/dashboard_version.go b/pkg/models/dashboard_version.go
index e14e414e02b..949ad5f1f6a 100644
--- a/pkg/models/dashboard_version.go
+++ b/pkg/models/dashboard_version.go
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ type GetDashboardVersionsQuery struct {
 type CompareDashboardVersionsCommand struct {
 	OrgId       int64
 	DashboardId int64
-	Original    int
-	New         int
+	BaseVersion int
+	NewVersion  int
 	DiffType    DiffType
 
 	Delta []byte `json:"delta"`
diff --git a/pkg/services/sqlstore/dashboard_version.go b/pkg/services/sqlstore/dashboard_version.go
index 64459962348..bb7502bf0ad 100644
--- a/pkg/services/sqlstore/dashboard_version.go
+++ b/pkg/services/sqlstore/dashboard_version.go
@@ -30,17 +30,17 @@ func init() {
 // CompareDashboardVersionsCommand computes the JSON diff of two versions,
 // assigning the delta of the diff to the `Delta` field.
 func CompareDashboardVersionsCommand(cmd *m.CompareDashboardVersionsCommand) error {
-	original, err := getDashboardVersion(cmd.DashboardId, cmd.Original)
+	baseVersion, err := getDashboardVersion(cmd.DashboardId, cmd.BaseVersion)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	newDashboard, err := getDashboardVersion(cmd.DashboardId, cmd.New)
+	newVersion, err := getDashboardVersion(cmd.DashboardId, cmd.NewVersion)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	left, jsonDiff, err := getDiff(original, newDashboard)
+	left, jsonDiff, err := getDiff(baseVersion, newVersion)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/services/sqlstore/dashboard_version_test.go b/pkg/services/sqlstore/dashboard_version_test.go
index fa054b70a0b..d36db78d9cd 100644
--- a/pkg/services/sqlstore/dashboard_version_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/sqlstore/dashboard_version_test.go
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ func TestCompareDashboardVersions(t *testing.T) {
 
 			cmd := m.CompareDashboardVersionsCommand{
 				DashboardId: savedDash.Id,
-				Original:    query.Result[0].Version,
-				New:         query.Result[1].Version,
+				BaseVersion: query.Result[0].Version,
+				NewVersion:  query.Result[1].Version,
 				DiffType:    m.DiffDelta,
 			}
 
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ func TestCompareDashboardVersions(t *testing.T) {
 		Convey("Compare two versions that are the same", func() {
 			cmd := m.CompareDashboardVersionsCommand{
 				DashboardId: savedDash.Id,
-				Original:    savedDash.Version,
-				New:         savedDash.Version,
+				BaseVersion: savedDash.Version,
+				NewVersion:  savedDash.Version,
 				DiffType:    m.DiffDelta,
 			}
 
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ func TestCompareDashboardVersions(t *testing.T) {
 		Convey("Compare two versions that don't exist", func() {
 			cmd := m.CompareDashboardVersionsCommand{
 				DashboardId: savedDash.Id,
-				Original:    123,
-				New:         456,
+				BaseVersion: 123,
+				NewVersion:  456,
 				DiffType:    m.DiffDelta,
 			}