diff --git a/src/dialogs/ha-more-info-dialog.js b/src/dialogs/ha-more-info-dialog.js
index ec314e2a17..2d3ccbb2b5 100644
--- a/src/dialogs/ha-more-info-dialog.js
+++ b/src/dialogs/ha-more-info-dialog.js
@@ -141,11 +141,13 @@ class HaMoreInfoDialog extends DialogMixin(PolymerElement) {
 
     if (isComponentLoaded(this.hass, 'config.entity_registry') &&
         (!oldVal || oldVal.entity_id !== newVal.entity_id)) {
-      this.hass.callApi('get', `config/entity_registry/${newVal.entity_id}`)
-        .then(
-          (info) => { this._registryInfo = info; },
-          () => { this._registryInfo = false; }
-        );
+      this.hass.connection.sendMessagePromise({
+        type: 'config/entity_registry/get',
+        entity_id: newVal.entity_id,
+      }).then(
+        (msg) => { this._registryInfo = msg.result; },
+        () => { this._registryInfo = false; }
+      );
     }
 
     requestAnimationFrame(() => requestAnimationFrame(() => {
diff --git a/src/dialogs/more-info/more-info-settings.js b/src/dialogs/more-info/more-info-settings.js
index 673d6ef90e..99ab3795bd 100644
--- a/src/dialogs/more-info/more-info-settings.js
+++ b/src/dialogs/more-info/more-info-settings.js
@@ -93,15 +93,14 @@ class MoreInfoSettings extends EventsMixin(PolymerElement) {
   }
 
   _save() {
-    const data = {
+    this.hass.connection.sendMessagePromise({
+      type: 'config/entity_registry/update',
+      entity_id: this.stateObj.entity_id,
       name: this._name,
-    };
-
-    this.hass.callApi('post', `config/entity_registry/${this.stateObj.entity_id}`, data)
-      .then(
-        (info) => { this.registryInfo = info; },
-        () => { alert('save failed!'); }
-      );
+    }).then(
+      (msg) => { this.registryInfo = msg.result; },
+      () => { alert('save failed!'); }
+    );
   }
 }
 customElements.define('more-info-settings', MoreInfoSettings);