diff --git a/Code/Mantid/Framework/DataHandling/inc/MantidDataHandling/LoadDaveGrp.h b/Code/Mantid/Framework/DataHandling/inc/MantidDataHandling/LoadDaveGrp.h
index b3bc8e4f9b5dac4786eb0b0faf6cfa297dbda628..e5c76498217a487b52cbb45cd444960e46bf815f 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/Framework/DataHandling/inc/MantidDataHandling/LoadDaveGrp.h
+++ b/Code/Mantid/Framework/DataHandling/inc/MantidDataHandling/LoadDaveGrp.h
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ namespace DataHandling
      <UL>
      <LI> OutputWorkspace - The workspace name to produce. </LI>
      <LI> Filename - The filename for input </LI>
+     <LI> X-Axis Units - The units for the x-axis </LI>
+     <LI> Y-Axis Units - The units for the y-axis </LI>
      </UL>
 
      @author Michael Reuter ISIS Rutherford Appleton Laboratory & NScD Oak Ridge National Laboratory
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/Framework/DataHandling/src/LoadDaveGrp.cpp b/Code/Mantid/Framework/DataHandling/src/LoadDaveGrp.cpp
index c1d6efe94046afbb4c9e7e35025091ff7725b34d..953e891ad9a5061fd2d6bdb18462356416e88d39 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/Framework/DataHandling/src/LoadDaveGrp.cpp
+++ b/Code/Mantid/Framework/DataHandling/src/LoadDaveGrp.cpp
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@ void LoadDaveGrp::init()
       "The name of the workspace that will be created.");
   // Extract the current contents of the UnitFactory to be the allowed values
   // of the X-Axis property
-  this->declareProperty("X-Axis", "",
+  this->declareProperty("X-Axis Units", "",
       new Kernel::ListValidator(Kernel::UnitFactory::Instance().getKeys()),
     "The name of the units for the X-Axis (must be one of those registered in\n"
     "the Unit Factory)");
   // Extract the current contents of the UnitFactory to be the allowed values
   // of the Y-Axis property
-  this->declareProperty("Y-Axis", "MomentumTransfer",
+  this->declareProperty("Y-Axis Units", "MomentumTransfer",
       new Kernel::ListValidator(Kernel::UnitFactory::Instance().getKeys()),
     "The name of the units for the Y-Axis (must be one of those registered in\n"
     "the Unit Factory)");
@@ -82,11 +82,11 @@ void LoadDaveGrp::exec()
   outputWorkspace->isDistribution(true);
 
   // Set the x-axis units
-  outputWorkspace->getAxis(0)->unit() = Kernel::UnitFactory::Instance().create(this->getProperty("X-Axis"));
+  outputWorkspace->getAxis(0)->unit() = Kernel::UnitFactory::Instance().create(this->getProperty("X-Axis Units"));
 
   API::Axis* const verticalAxis = new API::NumericAxis(yLength);
   // Set the y-axis units
-  verticalAxis->unit() = Kernel::UnitFactory::Instance().create(this->getProperty("Y-Axis"));
+  verticalAxis->unit() = Kernel::UnitFactory::Instance().create(this->getProperty("Y-Axis Units"));
 
   outputWorkspace->replaceAxis(1, verticalAxis);
 
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/Framework/DataHandling/test/LoadDaveGrpTest.h b/Code/Mantid/Framework/DataHandling/test/LoadDaveGrpTest.h
index 3487a8067a199aec1a286813e4ba942a1933d090..a0908ed4664c13e4b91d5193f9fb45d5adeff2ed 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/Framework/DataHandling/test/LoadDaveGrpTest.h
+++ b/Code/Mantid/Framework/DataHandling/test/LoadDaveGrpTest.h
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ public:
         "DaveAscii.grp"));
     TS_ASSERT_THROWS_NOTHING(loader.setPropertyValue("OutputWorkspace",
         outputWSName));
-    TS_ASSERT_THROWS_NOTHING(loader.setPropertyValue("X-Axis", "DeltaE"));
-    TS_ASSERT_THROWS_NOTHING(loader.setPropertyValue("Y-Axis",
+    TS_ASSERT_THROWS_NOTHING(loader.setPropertyValue("X-Axis Units", "DeltaE"));
+    TS_ASSERT_THROWS_NOTHING(loader.setPropertyValue("Y-Axis Units",
         "MomentumTransfer"));
     loader.execute();