diff --git a/bookwyrm/urls.py b/bookwyrm/urls.py
index fa347150e..5f1f3fda4 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/urls.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/urls.py
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ urlpatterns = [
         name="shelf",
     ),
     re_path(
-        rf"^{USER_PATH}/(shelf|books)/(?P<shelf_identifier>[\w-]+)(/rss)?/?$",
+        rf"^{USER_PATH}/(shelf|books)/(?P<shelf_identifier>[\w-]+)/rss/?$",
         views.rss_feed.RssShelfFeed(),
         name="shelf-rss",
     ),