In C. elegans cdc-48.2(-/-) mutant animals, ER stress-mediated expression of the UPR ckb-2::GFP reporter transgene is abolished. Here, we have used this phenotype in a genome-wide RNAi screen to identify genes involved in the CDC-48.2 mediated ER stress transcription. Combined with a comparative proteomic analysis, this approach has allowed us to identify the AAA+ ATPase RUVB-2 as a novel regulator of the ER stress response and a CDC-48 degradation target.