diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/shelf_selector.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/shelf_selector.html
index 1bc448ec..edc291e0 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/shelf_selector.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/shelf_selector.html
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <form class="dropdown-item pt-0 pb-0" name="shelve" action="/shelve/" method="post">
         {% csrf_token %}
         <input type="hidden" name="book" value="{{ book.id }}">
-        <input type="hidden" name="change-shelf-from" value={{ current.identifier }}>
+        <input type="hidden" name="change-shelf-from" value="{{ current.identifier }}">
         <input type="hidden" name="shelf" value="{{ shelf.identifier }}">
         <button class="button is-fullwidth is-small" type="submit">{{ shelf.name }}</button>
     </form>
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/user/shelf.html b/bookwyrm/templates/user/shelf.html
index 8d23dce4..d1de6e00 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/user/shelf.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/user/shelf.html
@@ -111,7 +111,12 @@
             {% endif %}
             {% if shelf.user == request.user %}
             <td>
-                {% include 'snippets/shelf_selector.html' with current=shelf %}
+                {% if not shelf.id %}
+                {% active_shelf book as current %}
+                {% include 'snippets/shelf_selector.html' with current=current.shelf class="is-small" %}
+                {% else %}
+                {% include 'snippets/shelf_selector.html' with current=shelf class="is-small" %}
+                {% endif %}
             </td>
             {% endif %}
         </tr>