diff --git a/common/script/constants.js b/common/script/constants.js
index 2dc8663091..040b968f8f 100644
--- a/common/script/constants.js
+++ b/common/script/constants.js
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ export const MAX_HEALTH = 50;
 export const MAX_LEVEL = 100;
 export const MAX_STAT_POINTS = MAX_LEVEL;
 export const ATTRIBUTES = ['str', 'int', 'per', 'con'];
+export const TAVERN_ID = '00000000-0000-4000-A000-000000000000';
diff --git a/common/script/index.js b/common/script/index.js
index e3a0e0a0de..50b01bf762 100644
--- a/common/script/index.js
+++ b/common/script/index.js
@@ -17,15 +17,17 @@ import { shouldDo, daysSince } from './cron';
 api.shouldDo = shouldDo;
 api.daysSince = daysSince;
 
-// TODO under api.constants?
+// TODO under api.constants? and capitalize exported names too
 import {
   MAX_HEALTH,
   MAX_LEVEL,
   MAX_STAT_POINTS,
+  TAVERN_ID,
 } from './constants';
 api.maxLevel = MAX_LEVEL;
 api.maxHealth = MAX_HEALTH;
 api.maxStatPoints = MAX_STAT_POINTS;
+api.TAVERN_ID = TAVERN_ID;
 
 // TODO under api.libs.statHelpers?
 import * as statHelpers from './statHelpers';
diff --git a/website/client/js/app.js b/website/client/js/app.js
index bcd0da6cc6..86801e6777 100644
--- a/website/client/js/app.js
+++ b/website/client/js/app.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ window.habitrpg = angular.module('habitrpg',
   .constant("STORAGE_USER_ID", 'habitrpg-user')
   .constant("STORAGE_SETTINGS_ID", 'habit-mobile-settings')
   .constant("MOBILE_APP", false)
-  .constant("TAVERN_ID", '00000000-0000-4000-A000-000000000000')
+  .constant("TAVERN_ID", window.habitrpgShared.TAVERN_ID)
   //.constant("STORAGE_GROUPS_ID", "") // if we decide to take groups offline
 
   .config(['$stateProvider', '$urlRouterProvider', '$httpProvider', 'STORAGE_SETTINGS_ID',
diff --git a/website/server/models/group.js b/website/server/models/group.js
index d22e63cf70..53305d94b9 100644
--- a/website/server/models/group.js
+++ b/website/server/models/group.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const questScrolls = shared.content.quests;
 const Schema = mongoose.Schema;
 
 export const INVITES_LIMIT = 100;
-export const TAVERN_ID = '00000000-0000-4000-A000-000000000000';
+export const TAVERN_ID = shared.TAVERN_ID;
 
 // NOTE once Firebase is enabled any change to groups' members in MongoDB will have to be run through the API
 // changes made directly to the db will cause Firebase to get out of sync