diff --git a/pkg/api/playlist.go b/pkg/api/playlist.go
index d02f9585429..a0ceea19a4c 100644
--- a/pkg/api/playlist.go
+++ b/pkg/api/playlist.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func GetPlaylist(c *middleware.Context) Response {
 	dto := &m.PlaylistDTO{
 		Id:       cmd.Result.Id,
 		Title:    cmd.Result.Title,
-		Timespan: cmd.Result.Timespan,
+		Interval: cmd.Result.Interval,
 		OrgId:    cmd.Result.OrgId,
 		Items:    playlistDTOs,
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/models/playlist.go b/pkg/models/playlist.go
index 802a9262c9f..5d861dc11b0 100644
--- a/pkg/models/playlist.go
+++ b/pkg/models/playlist.go
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ var (
 type Playlist struct {
 	Id       int64  `json:"id"`
 	Title    string `json:"title"`
-	Timespan string `json:"timespan"`
+	Interval string `json:"interval"`
 	OrgId    int64  `json:"-"`
 }
 
 type PlaylistDTO struct {
 	Id       int64             `json:"id"`
 	Title    string            `json:"title"`
-	Timespan string            `json:"timespan"`
+	Interval string            `json:"interval"`
 	OrgId    int64             `json:"-"`
 	Items    []PlaylistItemDTO `json:"items"`
 }
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ type UpdatePlaylistQuery struct {
 	Id       int64
 	Title    string
 	Type     string
-	Timespan string
+	Interval string
 	Items    []PlaylistItemDTO
 
 	Result *PlaylistDTO
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ type UpdatePlaylistQuery struct {
 type CreatePlaylistQuery struct {
 	Title    string
 	Type     string
-	Timespan string
+	Interval string
 	Data     []int64
 	OrgId    int64
 	Items    []PlaylistItemDTO
diff --git a/pkg/services/sqlstore/migrations/playlist_mig.go b/pkg/services/sqlstore/migrations/playlist_mig.go
index c97fc1adb3d..b972994e45b 100644
--- a/pkg/services/sqlstore/migrations/playlist_mig.go
+++ b/pkg/services/sqlstore/migrations/playlist_mig.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ func addPlaylistMigrations(mg *Migrator) {
 		Columns: []*Column{
 			{Name: "id", Type: DB_BigInt, IsPrimaryKey: true, IsAutoIncrement: true},
 			{Name: "title", Type: DB_NVarchar, Length: 255, Nullable: false},
-			{Name: "timespan", Type: DB_NVarchar, Length: 255, Nullable: false},
+			{Name: "interval", Type: DB_NVarchar, Length: 255, Nullable: false},
 			{Name: "org_id", Type: DB_BigInt, Nullable: false},
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/services/sqlstore/playlist.go b/pkg/services/sqlstore/playlist.go
index ff3f1753a3c..fd3a49b2b2a 100644
--- a/pkg/services/sqlstore/playlist.go
+++ b/pkg/services/sqlstore/playlist.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func CreatePlaylist(query *m.CreatePlaylistQuery) error {
 
 	playlist := m.Playlist{
 		Title:    query.Title,
-		Timespan: query.Timespan,
+		Interval: query.Interval,
 		OrgId:    query.OrgId,
 	}
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func UpdatePlaylist(query *m.UpdatePlaylistQuery) error {
 	playlist := m.Playlist{
 		Id:       query.Id,
 		Title:    query.Title,
-		Timespan: query.Timespan,
+		Interval: query.Interval,
 	}
 
 	existingPlaylist := x.Where("id = ?", query.Id).Find(m.Playlist{})
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func UpdatePlaylist(query *m.UpdatePlaylistQuery) error {
 		Id:       playlist.Id,
 		OrgId:    playlist.OrgId,
 		Title:    playlist.Title,
-		Timespan: playlist.Timespan,
+		Interval: playlist.Interval,
 	}
 
 	_, err = x.Id(query.Id).Cols("id", "title", "timespan").Update(&playlist)
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/all.js b/public/app/features/dashboard/all.js
index 524441b7a99..4bddbf8dd95 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/all.js
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/all.js
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ define([
   './dashboardSrv',
   './keybindings',
   './viewStateSrv',
-  './playlistSrv',
   './timeSrv',
   './unsavedChangesSrv',
   './directives/dashSearchView',
diff --git a/public/app/features/playlist/all.js b/public/app/features/playlist/all.js
index 3390bc55003..df0d6983c06 100644
--- a/public/app/features/playlist/all.js
+++ b/public/app/features/playlist/all.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 define([
   './playlists_ctrl',
+  './playlistSrv',
   './playlist_edit_ctrl',
   './playlist_routes'
 ], function () {});
diff --git a/public/app/features/playlist/partials/playlist.html b/public/app/features/playlist/partials/playlist.html
index 925b3699505..077ef5cbdd0 100644
--- a/public/app/features/playlist/partials/playlist.html
+++ b/public/app/features/playlist/partials/playlist.html
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
               <strong>Interval</strong>
             </li>
             <li>
-              <input type="text" required ng-model="playlist.timespan" placeholder="5m" class="input-xlarge tight-form-input">
+              <input type="text" required ng-model="playlist.interval" placeholder="5m" class="input-xlarge tight-form-input">
             </li>
           </ul>
           <div class="clearfix"></div>
diff --git a/public/app/features/playlist/playlistSrv.js b/public/app/features/playlist/playlistSrv.js
index bf4587f6c48..f7ea59b6c98 100644
--- a/public/app/features/playlist/playlistSrv.js
+++ b/public/app/features/playlist/playlistSrv.js
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ function (angular, _, kbn) {
       self.next();
     };
 
-    this.start = function(dashboards, timespan) {
+    this.start = function(dashboards, interval) {
       self.stop();
 
       self.index = 0;
-      self.interval = kbn.interval_to_ms(timespan);
+      self.interval = kbn.interval_to_ms(interval);
 
       self.dashboards = dashboards;
       $rootScope.playlistSrv = this;