diff --git a/src/server/service/RatingService.ts b/src/server/service/RatingService.ts
index df27f31..b2a5062 100644
--- a/src/server/service/RatingService.ts
+++ b/src/server/service/RatingService.ts
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ export class RatingService
 
             meta.deferred.forEach( ( alias: string ) =>
             {
-                actions.push( { action: 'indvRate', after: alias } );
+                actions.push( { action: 'indvRate', id: alias } );
                 torate.push( alias );
             } );
 
diff --git a/test/server/service/RatingServiceTest.ts b/test/server/service/RatingServiceTest.ts
index fd659d6..7bab2e4 100644
--- a/test/server/service/RatingServiceTest.ts
+++ b/test/server/service/RatingServiceTest.ts
@@ -194,6 +194,52 @@ describe( 'RatingService', () =>
     } );
 
 
+    // this means of deferred rating is deprecated and is being superceded
+    // in the near future by a better system; it will hopefully be removed
+    // at some point
+    it( "sends indvRate action for old-style deferred suppliers", () =>
+    {
+        const {
+            dao,
+            logger,
+            quote,
+            raters,
+            request,
+            response,
+            server,
+            stub_rate_data,
+        } = getStubs();
+
+        let sent = false;
+
+        stub_rate_data._cmpdata = {
+            deferred: [ 'supp1', 'supp2' ],
+        };
+
+        server.sendResponse = (
+            _request: any,
+            _quote: any,
+            _resp: any,
+            actions: ClientActions
+        ) =>
+        {
+            expect( actions ).to.deep.equal( [
+                { action: 'indvRate', id: 'supp1' },
+                { action: 'indvRate', id: 'supp2' },
+            ] );
+
+            sent = true;
+
+            return server;
+        };
+
+        const sut = new Sut( logger, dao, server, raters );
+
+        return sut.request( request, response, quote, "" )
+            .then( () => expect( sent ).to.be.true );
+    } );
+
+
     describe( "protected API", () =>
     {
         it( "calls #postProcessRaterData after rating before save", done =>