diff --git a/share/templates/administrator/list.tt b/share/templates/administrator/list.tt
index e5582121e2..cda90b1306 100644
--- a/share/templates/administrator/list.tt
+++ b/share/templates/administrator/list.tt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [% site_config.title = c.loc('Administrators') -%]
 [%
     helper.name = c.loc('Administrator');
+    helper.identifier = 'administrator';
     helper.show_create_button = 1;
     helper.data = admins;
     helper.messages = messages;
diff --git a/share/templates/billing/fees.tt b/share/templates/billing/fees.tt
index 42e30ea48f..00323592a8 100644
--- a/share/templates/billing/fees.tt
+++ b/share/templates/billing/fees.tt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 [%
     helper.name = c.loc('Billing Fee');
+    helper.identifier = 'billing_fee';
     helper.messages = messages;
     helper.dt_columns = fee_dt_columns;
     helper.length_change = 1;
diff --git a/share/templates/billing/list.tt b/share/templates/billing/list.tt
index 3ed6889d79..59b49f7dbe 100644
--- a/share/templates/billing/list.tt
+++ b/share/templates/billing/list.tt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [% site_config.title = c.loc('Billing Profiles') -%]
 [%
     helper.name = c.loc('Billing Profile');
+    helper.identifier = 'billing_profile';
     helper.messages = messages;
     helper.dt_columns = profile_dt_columns;
     helper.length_change = 1;
diff --git a/share/templates/billing/peaktimes.tt b/share/templates/billing/peaktimes.tt
index 0b54f9a8cd..3c37dc6b2d 100644
--- a/share/templates/billing/peaktimes.tt
+++ b/share/templates/billing/peaktimes.tt
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 
 [%
     helper.name = c.loc('Date Definition');
+    helper.identifier = 'date_definition';
     helper.dt_columns = special_dt_columns;
 
     helper.create_flag = peaktimes_special_createflag;
diff --git a/share/templates/billing/zones.tt b/share/templates/billing/zones.tt
index 31161f4aed..8508d93fd9 100644
--- a/share/templates/billing/zones.tt
+++ b/share/templates/billing/zones.tt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [% site_config.title = c.loc('Billing Zones') -%]
 [%
     helper.name = c.loc('Billing Zone');
+    helper.identifier = 'billing_zone';
     helper.messages = messages;
     helper.dt_columns = zone_dt_columns;
     helper.length_change = 1;
diff --git a/share/templates/contact/list.tt b/share/templates/contact/list.tt
index 1844b35e28..744a007025 100644
--- a/share/templates/contact/list.tt
+++ b/share/templates/contact/list.tt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [% site_config.title = c.loc('Contacts') -%]
 [%
     helper.name = c.loc('Contact');
+    helper.identifier = 'contact';
     helper.data = contacts;
     helper.messages = messages;
     helper.dt_columns = contact_dt_columns;
diff --git a/share/templates/helpers/datatables.tt b/share/templates/helpers/datatables.tt
index 3bb85eb316..ffcbfd1eaa 100644
--- a/share/templates/helpers/datatables.tt
+++ b/share/templates/helpers/datatables.tt
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
     backuri = c.req.uri;
     tmp = backuri.query_param_delete('back');
     # create unique identifier
-    helper.id_from_name = helper.name.remove('[\s+\.#]');
+    helper.id_from_name = helper.identifier || helper.name.remove('[\s+\.#]');
+    helper.identifier = 0; # make sure we dont use the same identifier twice
 -%]
 
 <script src="/js/libs/bootstrap/datatables-paging.js"></script>