diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/LayerSwitcher.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/LayerSwitcher.js
index dd67e40fcb..6b77bf8c45 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/LayerSwitcher.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/LayerSwitcher.js
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.LayerSwitcher =
                 // create input element
                 var inputElem = document.createElement("input");
                 inputElem.id = this.id + "_input_" + layer.name;
-                inputElem.name = (baseLayer) ? "baseLayers" : layer.name;
+                inputElem.name = (baseLayer) ? this.id + "_baseLayers" : layer.name;
                 inputElem.type = (baseLayer) ? "radio" : "checkbox";
                 inputElem.value = layer.name;
                 inputElem.checked = checked;
diff --git a/tests/Control/LayerSwitcher.html b/tests/Control/LayerSwitcher.html
index 2ea4f786d6..9c4d248736 100644
--- a/tests/Control/LayerSwitcher.html
+++ b/tests/Control/LayerSwitcher.html
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
         var wmsInput = OpenLayers.Util.getElement(control.id + "_input_" + layer.name);
         t.ok(wmsInput != null, "correctly makes an input for wms layer");
         t.eq(wmsInput.type, "radio", "wms correctly made a radio button");
-        t.eq(wmsInput.name, "baseLayers", "wms correctly named");
+        t.eq(wmsInput.name, control.id + "_baseLayers", "wms correctly named");
         t.eq(wmsInput.value, layer.name, "wms correctly valued");
         
         var markersInput = OpenLayers.Util.getElement(control.id + "_input_" + markers.name);