diff --git a/bookwyrm/migrations/0134_alter_stopped_reading.py b/bookwyrm/migrations/0134_alter_stopped_reading.py
index 13c02e99..ba49f612 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/migrations/0134_alter_stopped_reading.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/migrations/0134_alter_stopped_reading.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # Generated by Django 3.2.11 on 2022-02-11 13:19
 
-import bookwyrm.models.fields
 from django.db import migrations
+import bookwyrm.models.fields
+from bookwyrm.models import Shelf
 
 
 def add_shelves(apps, schema_editor):
@@ -13,12 +14,14 @@ def add_shelves(apps, schema_editor):
     users = apps.get_model("bookwyrm", "User")
     local_users = users.objects.using(db_alias).filter(local=True)
     for user in local_users:
-        shelf_model.using(db_alias)(
+        remote_id = f"{user.remote_id}/books/stopped"
+        shelf_model.objects.using(db_alias).create(
             name="Stopped reading",
             identifier=Shelf.STOPPED_READING,
             user=user,
             editable=False,
-        ).save(broadcast=False)
+            remote_id=remote_id,
+        )
 
 
 class Migration(migrations.Migration):