diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/login-buttons.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/login-buttons.js.es6
index 5006c104560..aa90e565c73 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/login-buttons.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/login-buttons.js.es6
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export default Ember.Component.extend({
     },
 
     externalLogin(provider) {
-      this.sendAction('action', provider);
+      this.sendAction('externalLogin', provider);
     }
   }
 });
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/create-account.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/create-account.hbs
index 9efde75e557..483a42827da 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/create-account.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/create-account.hbs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   {{#unless complete}}
     {{#d-modal-body title="create_account.title"}}
       {{#unless hasAuthOptions}}
-        {{login-buttons action="externalLogin"}}
+        {{login-buttons externalLogin="externalLogin"}}
       {{/unless}}
 
       {{#if showCreateForm}}