diff --git a/opac/opac-shelves.pl b/opac/opac-shelves.pl
index c601ea4a95..2a9eda8ef0 100755
--- a/opac/opac-shelves.pl
+++ b/opac/opac-shelves.pl
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ my ( $template, $loggedinuser, $cookie ) = get_template_and_user({
 my $op       = $query->param('op')       || 'list';
 my $referer  = $query->param('referer')  || $op;
 my $category = $query->param('category') || 1;
+$category = 2 if $category ne "1";
 my ( $shelf, $shelfnumber, @messages );
 
 if ( $op eq 'add_form' ) {
diff --git a/virtualshelves/shelves.pl b/virtualshelves/shelves.pl
index 6bf3d41727..42806f5d7a 100755
--- a/virtualshelves/shelves.pl
+++ b/virtualshelves/shelves.pl
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ my ( $template, $loggedinuser, $cookie ) = get_template_and_user(
 my $op       = $query->param('op')       || 'list';
 my $referer  = $query->param('referer')  || $op;
 my $category = $query->param('category') || 1;
+$category = 2 if $category ne "1";
 my ( $shelf, $shelfnumber, @messages );
 
 if ( $op eq 'add_form' ) {