diff --git a/src/server/services/csvPipeline/uploadReadings.js b/src/server/services/csvPipeline/uploadReadings.js
index 080b4a015..1bdcfd947 100644
--- a/src/server/services/csvPipeline/uploadReadings.js
+++ b/src/server/services/csvPipeline/uploadReadings.js
@@ -17,21 +17,35 @@ const Meter = require('../../models/Meter');
  * @returns 
  */
 async function uploadReadings(req, res, filepath, conn) {
-	const { meterIdentifier, headerRow, update, honorDst, relaxedParsing, useMeterZone } = req.body; // extract query parameters
+	const { meterIdentifier, meterName, headerRow, update, honorDst, relaxedParsing, useMeterZone } = req.body; // extract query parameters
 	// The next few have no value in the DB for a meter so always use the value passed.
 	const hasHeaderRow = normalizeBoolean(headerRow);
 	const shouldUpdate = normalizeBoolean(update);
 	let shouldHonorDst = normalizeBoolean(honorDst);
 	let shouldRelaxedParsing = normalizeBoolean(relaxedParsing);
 	let shouldUseMeterZone = normalizeBoolean(useMeterZone);
-	let meter = await Meter.getByIdentifier(meterIdentifier, conn)
-		.catch(async err => {
-			// If Meter does not exist, we do not know what to do with the readings so we error out.
-			throw new CSVPipelineError(
-				`User Error: Meter with identifier '${meterIdentifier}' not found.`,
-				err.message
-			);
-		});
+	// TODO:
+	// Allowing for backwards compatibility if any users are still using the 'meterName' parameter instead of
+	// the 'meterIdentifier' parameter to login. Developers need to decide in the future if we should deprecate
+	// using 'meterName' or continue to allow this backwards compatibility
+	let meter;
+	try {
+		if (meterIdentifier) {
+			meter = await Meter.getByIdentifier(meterIdentifier, conn);
+		} else {
+			meter = await Meter.getByName(meterName, conn);
+		}
+	} catch (error) {
+		// If Meter does not exist, we do not know what to do with the readings so we error out.
+		let errorMessage = meterIdentifier
+		? `User Error: Meter with identifier '${meterIdentifier}' not found.`
+		: `User Error: Meter with name '${meterName}' not found.`;
+
+		throw new CSVPipelineError(
+			errorMessage,
+			error.message
+		);
+	}
 	// Handle other parameter defaults
 	let { timeSort, duplications, cumulative, cumulativeReset, cumulativeResetStart, cumulativeResetEnd,
 		lengthGap, lengthVariation, endOnly } = req.body;
diff --git a/src/server/services/csvPipeline/validateCsvUploadParams.js b/src/server/services/csvPipeline/validateCsvUploadParams.js
index d0ad64605..d2bca74ad 100644
--- a/src/server/services/csvPipeline/validateCsvUploadParams.js
+++ b/src/server/services/csvPipeline/validateCsvUploadParams.js
@@ -90,8 +90,9 @@ const COMMON_PROPERTIES = {
 	username: new StringParam('username', undefined, undefined),
 	// TODO:
 	// Allowing for backwards compatibility to allow for curl users to use the 'email' parameter instead of
-	// the 'username' parameter to login. Developers need to decide in the future if we should deprecate email
-	// or continue to allow this backwards compatibility
+	// the 'username' parameter to login. Also allowing to use 'meterName' vs 'meterIdentifier'. Developers need
+	// to decide in the future if we should deprecate email & meterName or continue to allow this backwards compatibility.
+	meterName: new StringParam('meterName', undefined, undefined),
 	email: new StringParam('email', undefined, undefined),
 	password: new StringParam('password', undefined, undefined),
 	gzip: new EnumParam('gzip', BooleanCheckArray),
@@ -111,7 +112,6 @@ const VALIDATION = {
 	},
 	readings: {
 		type: 'object',
-		required: ['meterIdentifier'],
 		properties: {
 			...COMMON_PROPERTIES,
 			cumulative: new EnumParam('cumulative', BooleanCheckArray),
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@ const VALIDATION = {
 			timeSort: new EnumParam('timeSort', [MeterTimeSortTypesJS.increasing, MeterTimeSortTypesJS.decreasing]),
 			useMeterZone: new EnumParam('useMeterZone', BooleanCheckArray),
 		},
+		anyOf: [
+			{ required: ['meterIdentifier'] },
+			{ required: ['meterName'] }
+		],
 		additionalProperties: false // This protects us from unintended parameters as well as typos.
 	}
 }