diff --git a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/xpcom/scholar.js b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/xpcom/scholar.js
index 120b4b9be8..68e4f2d313 100644
--- a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/xpcom/scholar.js
+++ b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/xpcom/scholar.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const SCHOLAR_CONFIG = {
-	GUID: '{e007c81c-eb2a-4e1d-b381-d25a45cd11ed}',
+	GUID: 'scholar@chnm.gmu.edu',
 	DB_FILE: 'scholar.sqlite',
 	DB_VERSION: 10, // must match version at top of schema.sql
 	DB_REBUILD: false, // erase DB and recreate from schema
diff --git a/install.rdf b/install.rdf
index 730b224a18..927fa4ee3e 100644
--- a/install.rdf
+++ b/install.rdf
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   <Description about="urn:mozilla:install-manifest">
   
-    <em:id>{e007c81c-eb2a-4e1d-b381-d25a45cd11ed}</em:id>
+    <em:id>scholar@chnm.gmu.edu</em:id>
     <em:name>Firefox Scholar</em:name>
     <em:version>0.1pre1-SVN</em:version>
     <em:description>This is a one-line description of Firefox Scholar.</em:description>
diff --git a/update.rdf b/update.rdf
index 3afb5f38a5..4dc1698e1d 100644
--- a/update.rdf
+++ b/update.rdf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <RDF:RDF xmlns:RDF="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"
          xmlns="http://www.mozilla.org/2004/em-rdf#">
 <!-- Firefox Scholar Extension -->
-<RDF:Description about="urn:mozilla:extension:{e007c81c-eb2a-4e1d-b381-d25a45cd11ed}">
+<RDF:Description about="urn:mozilla:extension:scholar@chnm.gmu.edu">
   <updates>
     <RDF:Seq>
       <RDF:li>