diff --git a/bookwyrm/static/css/bookwyrm.css b/bookwyrm/static/css/bookwyrm.css
index ca164244..0e812e2a 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/static/css/bookwyrm.css
+++ b/bookwyrm/static/css/bookwyrm.css
@@ -115,6 +115,19 @@ input[type=file]::file-selector-button:hover {
     color: #363636;
 }
 
+details .dropdown-menu {
+    display: block !important;
+}
+
+details.dropdown[open] summary.dropdown-trigger::before {
+    content: "";
+    position: fixed;
+    top: 0;
+    bottom: 0;
+    left: 0;
+    right: 0;
+}
+
 summary::marker {
     content: none;
 }
diff --git a/bookwyrm/static/js/status_cache.js b/bookwyrm/static/js/status_cache.js
index 418b7dee..dbc238c4 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/static/js/status_cache.js
+++ b/bookwyrm/static/js/status_cache.js
@@ -210,10 +210,10 @@ let StatusCache = new class {
             .forEach(item => BookWyrm.addRemoveClass(item, "is-hidden", true));
 
         // Close menu
-        let menu = button.querySelector(".dropdown-trigger[aria-expanded=true]");
+        let menu = button.querySelector("details[open]");
 
         if (menu) {
-            menu.click();
+            menu.removeAttribute("open");
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/components/dropdown.html b/bookwyrm/templates/components/dropdown.html
index 98291bc9..b3710271 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/components/dropdown.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/components/dropdown.html
@@ -2,25 +2,20 @@
 {% load utilities %}
 
 {% with 0|uuid as uuid %}
-<div
+<details
     id="menu_{{ uuid }}"
     class="
         dropdown control
         {% if right %}is-right{% endif %}
     "
 >
-    <button
-        class="button dropdown-trigger pulldown-menu {{ class }}"
-        type="button"
-        aria-expanded="false"
-        aria-haspopup="true"
-        aria-controls="menu_options_{{ uuid }}"
-        data-controls="menu_{{ uuid }}"
+    <summary
+        class="button control dropdown-trigger pulldown-menu {{ class }}"
     >
         {% block dropdown-trigger %}{% endblock %}
-    </button>
+    </summary>
 
-    <div class="dropdown-menu">
+    <div class="dropdown-menu control">
         <ul
             id="menu_options_{{ uuid }}"
             class="dropdown-content p-0 is-clipped"
@@ -29,6 +24,6 @@
             {% block dropdown-list %}{% endblock %}
         </ul>
     </div>
-</div>
+</details>
 {% endwith %}
 {% endspaceless %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/utils/isni.py b/bookwyrm/utils/isni.py
index 65d20c85..180c5e38 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/utils/isni.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/utils/isni.py
@@ -104,12 +104,14 @@ def find_authors_by_name(name_string, description=False):
             # otherwise just grab the first title listing
             titles.append(element.find(".//title"))
 
-            if titles is not None:
+            if titles:
                 # some of the "titles" in ISNI are a little ...iffy
                 # '@' is used by ISNI/OCLC to index the starting point ignoring stop words
                 # (e.g. "The @Government of no one")
                 title_elements = [
-                    e for e in titles if not e.text.replace("@", "").isnumeric()
+                    e
+                    for e in titles
+                    if hasattr(e, "text") and not e.text.replace("@", "").isnumeric()
                 ]
                 if len(title_elements):
                     author.bio = title_elements[0].text.replace("@", "")