diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_options.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_options.html
index 92e1ab43..854d4779 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_options.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_options.html
@@ -20,12 +20,9 @@
 </li>
 {% if status.status_type != 'GeneratedNote' and status.status_type != 'Rating' %}
 <li role="menuitem" class="dropdown-item p-0">
-    <form class="" name="edit-{{ status.id }}" action="{% url 'edit-status' status.id %}" method="post">
-        {% csrf_token %}
-        <button class="button is-radiusless is-fullwidth is-small" type="submit">
-            {% trans "Edit" %}
-        </button>
-    </form>
+    <a href="{% url 'edit-status' status.id %}" class="button is-radiusless is-fullwidth is-small" type="submit">
+        {% trans "Edit" %}
+    </a>
 </li>
 {% endif %}
 {% else %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/status.py b/bookwyrm/views/status.py
index 71f8c1b7..13e51b1b 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/status.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/status.py
@@ -28,11 +28,13 @@ class EditStatus(View):
 
     def get(self, request, status_id):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
         """load the edit panel"""
-        status = get_object_or_404(models.Status.select_subclasses(), id=status_id)
+        status = get_object_or_404(models.Status.objects.select_subclasses(), id=status_id)
         status.raise_not_editable(request.user)
 
         data = {
-            "status": status,
+            "type": status.status_type.lower(),
+            "book": getattr(status, "book", None),
+            "draft": status,
         }
         return TemplateResponse(request, "compose.html", data)