diff --git a/js/views/message_view.js b/js/views/message_view.js
index dfb6d574..fab4d5a2 100644
--- a/js/views/message_view.js
+++ b/js/views/message_view.js
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@
         tagName:   'li',
         className: 'keychange',
         templateName: 'keychange',
+        id: function() {
+            return this.model.id;
+        },
         initialize: function() {
             this.conversation = this.model.getModelForKeyChange();
             this.listenTo(this.conversation, 'change', this.render);