diff --git a/netbox_custom_objects/api/views.py b/netbox_custom_objects/api/views.py
index 3745179..343c379 100644
--- a/netbox_custom_objects/api/views.py
+++ b/netbox_custom_objects/api/views.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class CustomObjectViewSet(ModelViewSet):
 
     def get_view_name(self):
         if self.model:
-            return self.model.custom_object_type.verbose_name or self.model.custom_object_type.name
+            return self.model.custom_object_type.display_name
         return 'Custom Object'
 
     def get_serializer_class(self):
diff --git a/netbox_custom_objects/models.py b/netbox_custom_objects/models.py
index 89ebe3d..ada23db 100644
--- a/netbox_custom_objects/models.py
+++ b/netbox_custom_objects/models.py
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ def display_name(self):
     @staticmethod
     def get_content_type_label(custom_object_type_id):
         custom_object_type = CustomObjectType.objects.get(pk=custom_object_type_id)
-        return f"Custom Objects > {custom_object_type.name}"
+        return f"Custom Objects > {custom_object_type.display_name}"
 
     def register_custom_object_search_index(self, model):
         # model must be an instance of this CustomObjectType's get_model() generated class
diff --git a/netbox_custom_objects/templates/netbox_custom_objects/customobject.html b/netbox_custom_objects/templates/netbox_custom_objects/customobject.html
index d983a5f..c06b087 100644
--- a/netbox_custom_objects/templates/netbox_custom_objects/customobject.html
+++ b/netbox_custom_objects/templates/netbox_custom_objects/customobject.html
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 {% endblock breadcrumbs %}
 
 {% block object_identifier %}
-{{ object|meta:"app_label" }}.{{ object.custom_object_type.name }}:{{ object.pk }}
+{{ object|meta:"app_label" }}.{{ object.custom_object_type.slug }}:{{ object.pk }}
 {% if object.slug %}({{ object.slug }}){% endif %}
 {% endblock object_identifier %}
 
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@
       <a class="nav-link{% if not tab %} active{% endif %}" href="{{ object.get_absolute_url }}">{{ object.custom_object_type.get_verbose_name }}</a>
     </li>
     <li class="nav-item">
-      <a class="nav-link{% if tab == 'journal' %} active{% endif %}" href="{% url 'plugins:netbox_custom_objects:customobject_journal' object.custom_object_type.name object.pk %}">{% trans "Journal" %}</a>
+      <a class="nav-link{% if tab == 'journal' %} active{% endif %}" href="{% url 'plugins:netbox_custom_objects:customobject_journal' object.custom_object_type.slug object.pk %}">{% trans "Journal" %}</a>
     </li>
     <li class="nav-item">
-      <a class="nav-link{% if tab == 'changelog' %} active{% endif %}" href="{% url 'plugins:netbox_custom_objects:customobject_changelog' object.custom_object_type.name object.pk %}">{% trans "Changelog" %}</a>
+      <a class="nav-link{% if tab == 'changelog' %} active{% endif %}" href="{% url 'plugins:netbox_custom_objects:customobject_changelog' object.custom_object_type.slug object.pk %}">{% trans "Changelog" %}</a>
     </li>
   </ul>
 {% endblock tabs %}
diff --git a/netbox_custom_objects/templatetags/custom_object_buttons.py b/netbox_custom_objects/templatetags/custom_object_buttons.py
index 7dbc759..b93a9d3 100644
--- a/netbox_custom_objects/templatetags/custom_object_buttons.py
+++ b/netbox_custom_objects/templatetags/custom_object_buttons.py
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ def custom_object_import_button(model, custom_object_type, action="bulk_import")
     try:
         viewname = get_viewname(model, action)
         url = reverse(
-            viewname, kwargs={"custom_object_type": custom_object_type.name.lower()}
+            viewname, kwargs={"custom_object_type": custom_object_type.slug}
         )
     except NoReverseMatch:
         url = None
diff --git a/netbox_custom_objects/views.py b/netbox_custom_objects/views.py
index 9677b77..da92092 100644
--- a/netbox_custom_objects/views.py
+++ b/netbox_custom_objects/views.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def get_return_url(self):
             return reverse(
                 "plugins:netbox_custom_objects:customobject_journal",
                 kwargs={
-                    "custom_object_type": self.custom_object.custom_object_type.name,
+                    "custom_object_type": self.custom_object.custom_object_type.slug,
                     "pk": self.custom_object.pk,
                 },
             )
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def get_return_url(self, request, instance):
             return reverse(
                 "plugins:netbox_custom_objects:customobject_journal",
                 kwargs={
-                    "custom_object_type": instance.assigned_object.custom_object_type.name,
+                    "custom_object_type": instance.assigned_object.custom_object_type.slug,
                     "pk": instance.assigned_object.pk,
                 },
             )
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ def get_return_url(self, request, obj=None):
         """
         if obj:
             # Get the custom object type from the object directly
-            custom_object_type = obj.custom_object_type.name
+            custom_object_type = obj.custom_object_type.slug
         else:
             # Fallback to getting it from kwargs if object is not available
             custom_object_type = self.kwargs.get("custom_object_type")