diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/components/modal.html b/bookwyrm/templates/components/modal.html
index d8c1a4683..2eabd2e2b 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/components/modal.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/components/modal.html
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@
             <h2 class="modal-card-title is-flex-shrink-1" id="modal_card_title_{{ controls_text }}_{{ controls_uid }}">
                 {% block modal-title %}{% endblock %}
             </h2>
-            {% include 'snippets/toggle/toggle_button.html' with label=label class="delete" nonbutton=True %}
+            {% if static %}
+                <a href="/" class="delete">{{ label }}</a>
+            {% else %}
+                {% include 'snippets/toggle/toggle_button.html' with label=label class="delete" nonbutton=True %}
+            {% endif %}
         </header>
         {% block modal-form-open %}{% endblock %}
         {% if not no_body %}
@@ -27,6 +31,10 @@
         </footer>
         {% block modal-form-close %}{% endblock %}
     </div>
-    {% include 'snippets/toggle/toggle_button.html' with label=label class="modal-close is-large" nonbutton=True %}
+    {% if static %}
+        <a href="/" class="modal-close is-large">{{ label }}</a>
+    {% else %}
+        {% include 'snippets/toggle/toggle_button.html' with label=label class="modal-close is-large" nonbutton=True %}
+    {% endif %}
 </div>
 
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/reading_progress/finish.html b/bookwyrm/templates/reading_progress/finish.html
index ca69128ec..501fb3c47 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/reading_progress/finish.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/reading_progress/finish.html
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ Finish "{{ book_title }}"
 
 {% block content %}
 
-{% include "snippets/reading_modals/finish_reading_modal.html" with book=book active=True %}
+{% include "snippets/reading_modals/finish_reading_modal.html" with book=book active=True static=True %}
 
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/reading_progress/start.html b/bookwyrm/templates/reading_progress/start.html
index e24a0e05b..df8f698a6 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/reading_progress/start.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/reading_progress/start.html
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ Start "{{ book_title }}"
 
 {% block content %}
 
-{% include "snippets/reading_modals/start_reading_modal.html" with book=book active=True %}
+{% include "snippets/reading_modals/start_reading_modal.html" with book=book active=True static=True %}
 
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/reading_progress/want.html b/bookwyrm/templates/reading_progress/want.html
index 6122ade3a..31f047cf8 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/reading_progress/want.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/reading_progress/want.html
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ Want to Read "{{ book_title }}"
 
 {% block content %}
 
-{% include "snippets/reading_modals/want_to_read_modal.html" with book=book active=True %}
+{% include "snippets/reading_modals/want_to_read_modal.html" with book=book active=True static=True %}
 
 {% endblock %}