diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/author/author.html b/bookwyrm/templates/author/author.html
index 3fe4b7abc..66ecb0625 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/author/author.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/author/author.html
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
                     {% if request.user.is_authenticated and perms.bookwyrm.edit_book %}
                     {% with controls_text="ol_sync" controls_uid=author.id %}
                         {% include 'snippets/toggle/toggle_button.html' with text=button_text focus="modal_title_ol_sync" class="is-small" icon_with_text="download" %}
-                        {% include "author/sync_modal.html" with source="opnlibrary.org" source_name="OpenLibrary" %}
+                        {% include "author/sync_modal.html" with source="openlibrary.org" source_name="OpenLibrary" %}
                     {% endwith %}
                     {% endif %}
                 </div>
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/book/book.html b/bookwyrm/templates/book/book.html
index 6d8ce72b8..27d061a28 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/book/book.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/book/book.html
@@ -90,14 +90,15 @@
                     </div>
                 {% endwith %}
 
+                {% trans "Load data" as button_text %}
                 {% if book.openlibrary_key %}
                 <p>
                     <a href="{{ book.openlibrary_link }}" target="_blank" rel="noopener">{% trans "View on OpenLibrary" %}</a>
                     {% if request.user.is_authenticated and perms.bookwyrm.edit_book %}
-                    <form name="ol-update" method="POST" action="{% url 'book-update-remote' book.id 'openlibrary.org' %}">
-                        {% csrf_token %}
-                        <button class="button is-small" type="submit">{% trans "Update from OpenLibrary" %}</button>
-                    </form>
+                    {% with controls_text="ol_sync" controls_uid=book.id %}
+                        {% include 'snippets/toggle/toggle_button.html' with text=button_text focus="modal_title_ol_sync" class="is-small" icon_with_text="download" %}
+                        {% include "book/sync_modal.html" with source="openlibrary.org" source_name="OpenLibrary" %}
+                    {% endwith %}
                     {% endif %}
                 </p>
                 {% endif %}
@@ -105,10 +106,10 @@
                 <p>
                     <a href="{{ book.inventaire_link }}" target="_blank" rel="noopener">{% trans "View on Inventaire" %}</a>
                     {% if request.user.is_authenticated and perms.bookwyrm.edit_book %}
-                    <form name="iv-update" method="POST" action="{% url 'book-update-remote' book.id 'inventaire.io' %}">
-                        {% csrf_token %}
-                        <button class="button is-small" type="submit">{% trans "Update from Inventaire" %}</button>
-                    </form>
+                    {% with controls_text="iv_sync" controls_uid=book.id %}
+                        {% include 'snippets/toggle/toggle_button.html' with text=button_text focus="modal_title_iv_sync" class="is-small" icon_with_text="download" %}
+                        {% include "book/sync_modal.html" with source="inventaire.io" source_name="Inventaire" %}
+                    {% endwith %}
                     {% endif %}
                 </p>
                 {% endif %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/book/sync_modal.html b/bookwyrm/templates/book/sync_modal.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d80bf25fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/book/sync_modal.html
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{% extends 'components/modal.html' %}
+{% load i18n %}
+
+{% block modal-title %}
+{% trans "Load data" %}
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block modal-form-open %}
+<form name="{{ source }}-update" method="POST" action="{% url 'book-update-remote' book.id source %}">
+    {% csrf_token %}
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block modal-body %}
+<p>
+    {% blocktrans trimmed %}
+    Loading data will connect to <strong>{{ source_name }}</strong> and check for any metadata about this book which aren't present here. Existing metadata will not be overwritten.
+    {% endblocktrans %}
+</p>
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block modal-footer %}
+<button class="button is-primary" type="submit">
+    <span>{% trans "Confirm" %}</span>
+</button>
+
+{% trans "Cancel" as button_text %}
+{% include 'snippets/toggle/toggle_button.html' with text=button_text %}
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block modal-form-close %}</form>{% endblock %}