diff --git a/shares.py b/shares.py
index 53e0ead73..b11929cbf 100644
--- a/shares.py
+++ b/shares.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def getValidSharedItemID(actor: str, displayName: str) -> str:
         displayName = displayName.replace(ch, '-')
     displayName = displayName.replace('.', '_')
     displayName = displayName.replace("’", "'")
-    return actor + '/item/' + displayName
+    return actor + '/shareditems/' + displayName
 
 
 def removeSharedItem(baseDir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,