diff --git a/umap/models.py b/umap/models.py
index 8257c8cb..f10fc876 100644
--- a/umap/models.py
+++ b/umap/models.py
@@ -449,7 +449,10 @@ class DataLayer(NamedModel):
         return new
 
     def is_valid_version(self, name):
-        return name.startswith("%s_" % self.pk) and name.endswith(".geojson")
+        valid_prefixes = [name.startswith("%s_" % self.pk)]
+        if self.id:
+            valid_prefixes.append(name.startswith("%s_" % self.id))
+        return any(valid_prefixes) and name.endswith(".geojson")
 
     def version_metadata(self, name):
         els = name.split(".")[0].split("_")
diff --git a/umap/tests/test_datalayer_views.py b/umap/tests/test_datalayer_views.py
index c06f7d20..5cab92aa 100644
--- a/umap/tests/test_datalayer_views.py
+++ b/umap/tests/test_datalayer_views.py
@@ -225,6 +225,42 @@ def test_versions_should_return_versions(client, datalayer, map, settings):
     assert version in versions["versions"]
 
 
+def test_versions_can_return_old_format(client, datalayer, map, settings):
+    map.share_status = Map.PUBLIC
+    map.save()
+    root = datalayer.storage_root()
+    datalayer.id = 123  # old datalayer id (now replaced by uuid)
+    datalayer.save()
+
+    datalayer.geojson.storage.save(
+        "%s/%s_1440924889.geojson" % (root, datalayer.pk), ContentFile("{}")
+    )
+    datalayer.geojson.storage.save(
+        "%s/%s_1440923687.geojson" % (root, datalayer.pk), ContentFile("{}")
+    )
+
+    # store with the id prefix (rather than the uuid)
+    old_format_version = "%s_1440918637.geojson" % (datalayer.id)
+    datalayer.geojson.storage.save(
+        ("%s/" % root) + old_format_version, ContentFile("{}")
+    )
+
+    url = reverse("datalayer_versions", args=(map.pk, datalayer.pk))
+    versions = json.loads(client.get(url).content.decode())
+    assert len(versions["versions"]) == 4
+    version = {
+        "name": old_format_version,
+        "size": 2,
+        "at": "1440918637",
+    }
+    assert version in versions["versions"]
+
+    # Check we can access the old format
+    client.get(
+        reverse("datalayer_version", args=(map.pk, datalayer.pk, old_format_version))
+    )
+
+
 def test_version_should_return_one_version_geojson(client, datalayer, map):
     map.share_status = Map.PUBLIC
     map.save()