diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notebook.js b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notebook.js
index 41d1b6e..afd646d 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notebook.js
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notebook.js
@@ -1558,17 +1558,17 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
     /**
      * Start an autosave timer, for periodically saving the notebook.
      * 
-     * @method autosave_notebook
+     * @method set_autosave_interval
      * @param {Integer} interval the autosave interval in milliseconds
      */
-    Notebook.prototype.autosave_notebook = function (interval) {
+    Notebook.prototype.set_autosave_interval = function (interval) {
         var that = this;
         // clear previous interval, so we don't get simultaneous timers
         if (this.autosave_timer) {
             clearInterval(this.autosave_timer);
         }
         
-        this.autosave_interval = interval;
+        this.autosave_interval = this.minimum_autosave_interval = interval;
         if (interval) {
             this.autosave_timer = setInterval(function() {
                 if (that.dirty) {
@@ -1646,7 +1646,7 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
             interval = 10000 * Math.round(interval / 10000);
             // set new interval, if it's changed
             if (interval != this.autosave_interval) {
-                this.autosave_notebook(interval);
+                this.set_autosave_interval(interval);
             }
         }
     };
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notebookmain.js b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notebookmain.js
index dc5e5f9..37950b9 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notebookmain.js
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notebookmain.js
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
             document.location.hash = '';
             document.location.hash = hash;
         }
-        IPython.notebook.autosave_notebook(IPython.notebook.minimum_autosave_interval);
+        IPython.notebook.set_autosave_interval(IPython.notebook.minimum_autosave_interval);
         // only do this once
         $([IPython.events]).off('notebook_loaded.Notebook', first_load);
     };