diff --git a/society-of-biblical-literature-fullnote-bibliography.csl b/society-of-biblical-literature-fullnote-bibliography.csl
index 99eaa04018a0..5198c11eae85 100644
--- a/society-of-biblical-literature-fullnote-bibliography.csl
+++ b/society-of-biblical-literature-fullnote-bibliography.csl
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@
         </choose>
       </else-if>
       <else>
-        <text variable="title" quotes="true" text-case="title"/>
+        <text variable="title" quotes="true" form="short" text-case="title"/>
       </else>
     </choose>
   </macro>