diff --git a/bookwyrm/models/shelf.py b/bookwyrm/models/shelf.py
index 739c0599..515bb161 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/models/shelf.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/models/shelf.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class Shelf(OrderedCollectionMixin, BookWyrmModel):
     def get_remote_id(self):
         """ shelf identifier instead of id """
         base_path = self.user.remote_id
-        return "%s/shelf/%s" % (base_path, self.identifier)
+        return "%s/books/%s" % (base_path, self.identifier)
 
     class Meta:
         """ user/shelf unqiueness """
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/user/shelf.html b/bookwyrm/templates/user/shelf.html
index 9e045572..5173da07 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/user/shelf.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/user/shelf.html
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
             <ul>
             {% for shelf_tab in shelves %}
             <li class="{% if shelf_tab.identifier == shelf.identifier %}is-active{% endif %}">
-                <a href="/user/{{ user | username }}/shelf/{{ shelf_tab.identifier }}"{% if shelf_tab.identifier == shelf.identifier %} aria-current="page"{% endif %}>{% if shelf_tab.identifier == 'to-read' %}{% trans "To Read" %}{% elif shelf_tab.identifier == 'reading' %}{% trans "Currently Reading" %}{% elif shelf_tab.identifier == 'read' %}{% trans "Read" %}{% else %}{{ shelf_tab.name }}{% endif %}</a>
+                <a href="{{ shelf_tab.local_path }}"{% if shelf_tab.identifier == shelf.identifier %} aria-current="page"{% endif %}>{% if shelf_tab.identifier == 'to-read' %}{% trans "To Read" %}{% elif shelf_tab.identifier == 'reading' %}{% trans "Currently Reading" %}{% elif shelf_tab.identifier == 'read' %}{% trans "Read" %}{% else %}{{ shelf_tab.name }}{% endif %}</a>
                 </li>
             {% endfor %}
             </ul>
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/user/user_layout.html b/bookwyrm/templates/user/user_layout.html
index 90a2e607..0c3e94e3 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/user/user_layout.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/user/user_layout.html
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     {% endif %}
 </div>
 {% with user|username as username %}
-{% if 'user/'|add:username|add:'/books' not in request.path %}
+{% if 'user/'|add:username|add:'/books' not in request.path and 'user/'|add:username|add:'/shelf' not in request.path %}
 <nav class="tabs">
     <ul>
         {% url 'user-feed' user|username as url %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/urls.py b/bookwyrm/urls.py
index 51638b8a..c5f2f542 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/urls.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/urls.py
@@ -154,13 +154,14 @@ urlpatterns = [
     # shelf
     re_path(r"%s/books/?$" % user_path, views.user_shelves_page, name="user-shelves"),
     re_path(
-        r"^%s/books/(?P<shelf_identifier>[\w-]+)(.json)?/?$" % user_path,
+        r"^%s/(helf|books)/(?P<shelf_identifier>[\w-]+)(.json)?/?$" % user_path,
         views.Shelf.as_view(),
         name="shelf",
     ),
     re_path(
-        r"^%s/books/(?P<shelf_identifier>[\w-]+)(.json)?/?$" % local_user_path,
+        r"^%s/(books|shelf)/(?P<shelf_identifier>[\w-]+)(.json)?/?$" % local_user_path,
         views.Shelf.as_view(),
+        name="shelf"
     ),
     re_path(r"^create-shelf/?$", views.create_shelf, name="shelf-create"),
     re_path(r"^delete-shelf/(?P<shelf_id>\d+)?$", views.delete_shelf),