diff --git a/bookwyrm/connectors/abstract_connector.py b/bookwyrm/connectors/abstract_connector.py
index 4b1f6e58..bb2bfb6f 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/connectors/abstract_connector.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/connectors/abstract_connector.py
@@ -195,14 +195,18 @@ class AbstractConnector(AbstractMinimalConnector):
             model=models.Author, overwrite=False, instance=instance
         )
 
+    def get_remote_id_from_model(self, obj):
+        """given the data stored, how can we look this up"""
+        return getattr(obj, getattr(self, "generated_remote_link_field"))
+
     def update_author_from_remote(self, obj):
         """load the remote data from this connector and add it to an existing author"""
-        remote_id = getattr(obj, getattr(self, "generated_remote_link_field"))
+        remote_id = self.get_remote_id_from_model(obj)
         return self.get_or_create_author(remote_id, instance=obj)
 
     def update_book_from_remote(self, obj):
         """load the remote data from this connector and add it to an existing book"""
-        remote_id = getattr(obj, getattr(self, "generated_remote_link_field"))
+        remote_id = self.get_remote_id_from_model(obj)
         data = self.get_book_data(remote_id)
         return self.create_edition_from_data(obj.parent_work, data, instance=obj)
 
diff --git a/bookwyrm/connectors/inventaire.py b/bookwyrm/connectors/inventaire.py
index bc5b3f68..45d0546f 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/connectors/inventaire.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/connectors/inventaire.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from .connector_manager import ConnectorException
 class Connector(AbstractConnector):
     """instantiate a connector for inventaire"""
 
-    generated_remote_link_field = "inventaire_link"
+    generated_remote_link_field = "inventaire_id"
 
     def __init__(self, identifier):
         super().__init__(identifier)
@@ -212,6 +212,11 @@ class Connector(AbstractConnector):
             return ""
         return data.get("extract")
 
+    def get_remote_id_from_model(self, obj):
+        """use get_remote_id to figure out the link from a model obj"""
+        remote_id_value = getattr(obj, self.inventaire_id)
+        return self.get_remote_id(remote_id_value)
+
 
 def get_language_code(options, code="en"):
     """when there are a bunch of translation but we need a single field"""
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/author/author.html b/bookwyrm/templates/author/author.html
index 6e93d313..bf2c8f3f 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/author/author.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/author/author.html
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
                     {% trans "View on Inventaire" %}
                 </a>
                 {% if request.user.is_authenticated and perms.bookwyrm.edit_book %}
-                <form name="ol-update" method="POST" action="{% url 'author-update-remote' author.id 'inventaire' %}">
+                <form name="ol-update" method="POST" action="{% url 'author-update-remote' author.id 'inventaire.io' %}">
                     {% csrf_token %}
                     <button class="button is-small" type="submit">{% trans "Update from Inventaire" %}</button>
                 </form>