diff --git a/workflows/views.py b/workflows/views.py
index cd557bbc6d7fb7889bb51c5db15a30c5dc38d5d7..87d039e101e5a4e5297320db90e969986cd67a0a 100644
--- a/workflows/views.py
+++ b/workflows/views.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ from django.core import serializers
 from django.utils import simplejson
 from workflows.urls import *
 from workflows.helpers import *
-from workflows.management.commands.export_package import Command
 import workflows.interaction_views
 import workflows.visualization_views
 import sys
@@ -1218,9 +1217,14 @@ def export_package(request, packages):
             return HttpResponse(status=405)
     except:
         return HttpResponse(status=400)
-    newuid = request.GET.get('newuid', 'False')=='True'
-    all = request.GET.get('all', 'False')=='True'
-    packagesArray = packages.split('-')
+    newuid = (request.GET.get('newuid', 'False').lower()=='true' or request.GET.get('n', 'False').lower()=='true')
+    all = (request.GET.get('all', 'False').lower()=='true' or request.GET.get('a', 'False').lower()=='true')
+    try:
+        verbosity = int(request.GET.get('v', '1'))
+        verbosity = int(request.GET.get('verbosity', '1'))
+    except:
+        verbosity = 1
+    packagesArray = tuple(packages.split('-'))
 
     class OutWriter:
         msgs = ""
@@ -1229,7 +1233,8 @@ def export_package(request, packages):
 
     ov = OutWriter()
 
-    result = Command().export_package_string(ov.write, packagesArray, newuid, all)
+    from workflows.management.commands.export_package import export_package_string
+    result = export_package_string(ov.write, packagesArray, newuid, all, verbosity)
     content = '----------------------------------------\n' + \
               'Export procedure message:' +\
               "\n----------------------------------------\n" +\