diff --git a/lib/dispatcher.inc.php b/lib/dispatcher.inc.php
index 8956933..5962ad1 100644
--- a/lib/dispatcher.inc.php
+++ b/lib/dispatcher.inc.php
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ class KTDispatcher {
     }
 
     function redispatch($event_var, $action_prefix = null) {
+        $previous_event = KTUtil::arrayGet($_REQUEST, $this->event_var);
+        if ($previous_event) {
+            $this->persistParams(array($this->event_var));
+        }
         $this->event_var = $event_var;
         if ($action_prefix) {
             $this->action_prefix = $action_prefix;
@@ -212,12 +216,11 @@ class KTDispatcher {
                 // handle the case where action is passed in already. 
             }        
         }
-
-
         // if it isn't already set        
-        if ((!array_key_exists('action', $aQuery)) && (!empty($event))) {
-            $aQuery['action'] = urlencode($event);
+        if ((!array_key_exists($this->event_var, $aQuery)) && (!empty($event))) {
+            $aQuery[$this->event_var] = urlencode($event);
         }
+        var_dump($aQuery);
 
         if ($asArray) {
             return $aQuery;
diff --git a/lib/widgets/forms.inc.php b/lib/widgets/forms.inc.php
index a5b514c..6bb051e 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/forms.inc.php
+++ b/lib/widgets/forms.inc.php
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class KTForm {
     var $_validators;       // validators
     var $_submitlabel;      // what is the "submit" button called
     var $_action;           // where does the success message go
+    var $_event;           // where does the success message go
     var $_extraargs;        // various extra arguments
     var $_failaction;       // should this error out, which action handles it
     var $_failurl;          // if we don't have a failaction, try this url
@@ -66,6 +67,15 @@ class KTForm {
         $this->_failurl = KTUtil::arrayGet($aOptions, 'fail_url');
         $this->_submitlabel = KTUtil::arrayGet($aOptions, 'submit_label',
             _kt('Submit'));
+
+        $this->_event = KTUtil::arrayGet($aOptions, 'event');
+        if (empty($this->_event)) {
+            if (!is_null($context)) {
+                $this->_event = $context->event_var;
+            } else {
+                $this->_event = "action";
+            }
+        }
         
         // cancel
         // there are a few options here:
@@ -86,7 +96,7 @@ class KTForm {
             } else {
                 // give it a try using addQSSelf
                 $this->_cancelurl = KTUtil::addQueryStringSelf(
-                    sprintf('action=%s', $cancel_action));           
+                    sprintf('%s=%s', $this->_event, $cancel_action));           
             }
             
             
@@ -275,7 +285,7 @@ class KTForm {
         
         // remove inner "action" var from extraargs
         // if its there at all.
-        unset($this->_extraargs['action']);
+        unset($this->_extraargs[$this->_event]);
         $this->_extraargs['_kt_form_name'] = $this->_kt_form_name;
         
         // now do the render.
diff --git a/templates/ktcore/forms/outerform.smarty b/templates/ktcore/forms/outerform.smarty
index 89ff839..0be3869 100644
--- a/templates/ktcore/forms/outerform.smarty
+++ b/templates/ktcore/forms/outerform.smarty
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     {if !empty($context->sDescription)}<p class="descriptiveText">{$context->sDescription}</p>{/if}
     
     {* hidden, "extra" args *}
-    <input type="hidden" name="action" value="{$context->_action}">
+    <input type="hidden" name="{$context->_event}" value="{$context->_action}">
     {foreach from=$context->_extraargs item=v key=k}
     <input type="hidden" name="{$k}" value="{$v}">
     {/foreach}