diff --git a/src/message/ske_messages.py b/src/message/ske_messages.py
index feaf144..be5365c 100644
--- a/src/message/ske_messages.py
+++ b/src/message/ske_messages.py
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ class SkeInsert(DataChgClickMessage):
     def _as_corpus_example(self, example):
         new_example = Example()
         new_example.inner = CorpusExample()
-        new_example.inner.other_attributes["example_id"] = example.s_id
+        new_example.inner.other_attributes["exampleId"] = example.s_id
         new_example.inner.cluster = ExampleClusters.first_empty_cluster()
         
         lex_left = ComponentLexeme()
diff --git a/src/model/example/corpus_example.py b/src/model/example/corpus_example.py
index aa08ed5..b35741b 100644
--- a/src/model/example/corpus_example.py
+++ b/src/model/example/corpus_example.py
@@ -5,10 +5,15 @@ class CorpusExample:
         self.other_attributes = {}
     
     def import_xml(self, example_xml):
-        for oth_attr in ["example_id", "modified", "lexical_unit_id", "audio"]:
+        for oth_attr in ["exampleId", "modified", "lexical_unit_id", "audio"]:
             if example_xml.hasAttribute(oth_attr):
                 self.other_attributes[oth_attr] = example_xml.getAttribute(oth_attr)
             
+            # this is a quick fix. when all data has been updated from @example_id to @exampleId, you can remove this
+            if oth_attr is "exampleId":
+                if example_xml.hasAttribute("example_id"):
+                    self.other_attributes[oth_attr] = example_xml.getAttribute("example_id")
+
     def export(self, doc, modified):
         result = doc.createElement("corpusExample")
         if modified: