diff --git a/attract/modules.py b/attract/modules.py
index 1a4a07d..a5b7427 100644
--- a/attract/modules.py
+++ b/attract/modules.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def attract_project_view(extra_project_projections=None):
                 {'projection': projections},
                 api=api)
 
-            node_type = project.get_node_type('attract.task')
+            node_type = project.get_node_type('attract_task')
             if not node_type:
                 log.warning('createProject url=%s does not have node type attract.task',
                             project_url)
diff --git a/attract/node_types/act.py b/attract/node_types/act.py
index 5b99dda..0926c0e 100644
--- a/attract/node_types/act.py
+++ b/attract/node_types/act.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 node_type_act = {
-    'name': 'attract.act',
+    'name': 'attract_act',
     'description': 'Act node type',
     'parent': []
 }
diff --git a/attract/node_types/scene.py b/attract/node_types/scene.py
index 77966b0..3f231ed 100644
--- a/attract/node_types/scene.py
+++ b/attract/node_types/scene.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 node_type_scene = {
-    'name': 'attract.scene',
+    'name': 'attract_scene',
     'description': 'Scene node type',
     'parent': ['act'],
 }
diff --git a/attract/node_types/shot.py b/attract/node_types/shot.py
index 8417b83..b8ca370 100644
--- a/attract/node_types/shot.py
+++ b/attract/node_types/shot.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 node_type_shot = {
-    'name': 'attract.shot',
+    'name': 'attract_shot',
     'description': 'Shot Node Type, for shots',
     'dyn_schema': {
         # TODO: document what this URL is used for.
diff --git a/attract/node_types/task.py b/attract/node_types/task.py
index aa3f471..891776f 100644
--- a/attract/node_types/task.py
+++ b/attract/node_types/task.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 node_type_task = {
-    'name': 'attract.task',
+    'name': 'attract_task',
     'description': 'Task Node Type, for tasks',
     'dyn_schema': {
         'status': {
diff --git a/attract/task_manager.py b/attract/task_manager.py
index 2cdc8c5..b118f13 100644
--- a/attract/task_manager.py
+++ b/attract/task_manager.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class TaskManager(object):
         """
 
         api = pillar_api()
-        node_type = project.get_node_type('attract.task')
+        node_type = project.get_node_type('attract_task')
         if not node_type:
             raise ValueError('Project %s not set up for Attract' % project._id)
 
diff --git a/attract/tasks.py b/attract/tasks.py
index 9ffeccc..d2d8c0e 100644
--- a/attract/tasks.py
+++ b/attract/tasks.py
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ import pillarsdk
 from pillar.web.system_util import pillar_api
 
 from .modules import attract_project_view
+from .node_types.task import node_type_task
 from . import current_task_manager
 
 blueprint = Blueprint('attract.tasks', __name__, url_prefix='/tasks')
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-
 @blueprint.route('/')
 def index():
     return render_template('attract/tasks/index.html')
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def for_project(project):
     tasks = pillarsdk.Node.all({
         'where': {
             'project': project['_id'],
-            'node_type': 'attract.task',
+            'node_type': node_type_task['name'],
         }}, api=api)
 
     return render_template('attract/tasks/for_project.html',
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def for_project(project):
 def view_embed_task(project, task_id):
     api = pillar_api()
     task = pillarsdk.Node.find(task_id, api=api)
-    node_type = project.get_node_type('attract.task')
+    node_type = project.get_node_type(node_type_task['name'])
 
     return render_template('attract/tasks/view_task_embed.html',
                            task=task,