diff --git a/bookwyrm/models/book.py b/bookwyrm/models/book.py
index 13de59a8c..8cb47e5c8 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/models/book.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/models/book.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ from model_utils.managers import InheritanceManager
 from imagekit.models import ImageSpecField
 
 from bookwyrm import activitypub
+from bookwyrm.isbn.isbn import hyphenator_singleton as hyphenator
 from bookwyrm.preview_images import generate_edition_preview_image_task
 from bookwyrm.settings import (
     DOMAIN,
@@ -321,6 +322,11 @@ class Edition(Book):
     serialize_reverse_fields = [("file_links", "fileLinks", "-created_date")]
     deserialize_reverse_fields = [("file_links", "fileLinks")]
 
+    @property
+    def hyphenated_isbn13(self):
+        """generate the hyphenated version of the ISBN-13"""
+        return hyphenator.hyphenate(self.isbn_13)
+
     def get_rank(self):
         """calculate how complete the data is on this edition"""
         rank = 0
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/book/book_identifiers.html b/bookwyrm/templates/book/book_identifiers.html
index db4582065..d976f72c2 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/book/book_identifiers.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/book/book_identifiers.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     {% if book.isbn_13 %}
         <div class="is-flex is-flex-wrap-wrap">
             <dt class="mr-1">{% trans "ISBN:" %}</dt>
-            <dd itemprop="isbn" class="mr-1" id="isbn_content">{{ hyphenated_isbn13 }}</dd>
+            <dd itemprop="isbn" class="mr-1" id="isbn_content">{{ book.hyphenated_isbn13 }}</dd>
             <div>
                 <button class="button is-small" data-copywithtooltip data-content-id="isbn_content" data-tooltip-id="isbn_tooltip">
                     <span class="icon icon-copy" title="{% trans "Copy ISBN" %}">
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/books/books.py b/bookwyrm/views/books/books.py
index 90bdf767a..565220b6e 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/books/books.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/books/books.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ from bookwyrm import forms, models
 from bookwyrm.activitypub import ActivitypubResponse
 from bookwyrm.connectors import connector_manager, ConnectorException
 from bookwyrm.connectors.abstract_connector import get_image
-from bookwyrm.isbn.isbn import hyphenator_singleton as hyphenator
 from bookwyrm.settings import PAGE_LENGTH
 from bookwyrm.views.helpers import is_api_request, maybe_redirect_local_path
 
@@ -91,7 +90,6 @@ class Book(View):
             "rating": reviews.aggregate(Avg("rating"))["rating__avg"],
             "lists": lists,
             "update_error": kwargs.get("update_error", False),
-            "hyphenated_isbn13": hyphenator.hyphenate(book.isbn_13),
         }
 
         if request.user.is_authenticated: