diff --git a/app/components/TopBar.tsx b/app/components/TopBar.tsx
index 6e93e923a6..b753fb6e0d 100644
--- a/app/components/TopBar.tsx
+++ b/app/components/TopBar.tsx
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export function TopBar() {
 
   const loggedIn = user && !error
 
-  const isSystem = useLocation().pathname.startsWith('/system') // lol
+  const isSystem = useLocation().pathname.startsWith(pb.system()) // lol
   const { projectName } = useParams()
 
   const [cornerPicker, ...otherPickers] = [
diff --git a/app/routes.tsx b/app/routes.tsx
index 53b6b46c15..2b9f2e7517 100644
--- a/app/routes.tsx
+++ b/app/routes.tsx
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export const routes = createRoutesFromElements(
         <Route path="hotkeys" element={<HotkeysPage />} handle={{ crumb: 'Hotkeys' }} />
       </Route>
 
-      <Route path="system" element={<SystemLayout />}>
+      <Route path="sys" element={<SystemLayout />}>
         <Route path="silos" element={<SilosPage />} loader={SilosPage.loader} />
         <Route
           path="silos-new"
diff --git a/app/util/path-builder.spec.ts b/app/util/path-builder.spec.ts
index 323a9eaa6b..50221bb008 100644
--- a/app/util/path-builder.spec.ts
+++ b/app/util/path-builder.spec.ts
@@ -35,19 +35,19 @@ test('path builder', () => {
         "projects": "/orgs/a/projects",
         "serialConsole": "/orgs/a/projects/b/instances/c/serial-console",
         "settings": "/settings",
-        "silo": "/system/silos/s",
-        "siloNew": "/system/silos-new",
-        "silos": "/system/silos",
+        "silo": "/sys/silos/s",
+        "siloNew": "/sys/silos-new",
+        "silos": "/sys/silos",
         "snapshots": "/orgs/a/projects/b/snapshots",
         "sshKeys": "/settings/ssh-keys",
-        "system": "/system",
-        "systemHealth": "/system/health",
-        "systemInventory": "/system/inventory",
-        "systemIssues": "/system/issues",
-        "systemNetworking": "/system/networking",
-        "systemSettings": "/system/settings",
-        "systemUpdate": "/system/update",
-        "systemUtilization": "/system/utilization",
+        "system": "/sys",
+        "systemHealth": "/sys/health",
+        "systemInventory": "/sys/inventory",
+        "systemIssues": "/sys/issues",
+        "systemNetworking": "/sys/networking",
+        "systemSettings": "/sys/settings",
+        "systemUpdate": "/sys/update",
+        "systemUtilization": "/sys/utilization",
         "vpc": "/orgs/a/projects/b/vpcs/d",
         "vpcEdit": "/orgs/a/projects/b/vpcs/d/edit",
         "vpcNew": "/orgs/a/projects/b/vpcs-new",
diff --git a/app/util/path-builder.ts b/app/util/path-builder.ts
index 74d7f8afe2..5c84afe655 100644
--- a/app/util/path-builder.ts
+++ b/app/util/path-builder.ts
@@ -30,18 +30,18 @@ export const pb = {
   vpc: (params: PP.Vpc) => `${pb.vpcs(params)}/${params.vpcName}`,
   vpcEdit: (params: PP.Vpc) => `${pb.vpc(params)}/edit`,
 
-  system: () => '/system',
-  systemIssues: () => '/system/issues',
-  systemUtilization: () => '/system/utilization',
-  systemInventory: () => '/system/inventory',
-  systemHealth: () => '/system/health',
-  systemUpdate: () => '/system/update',
-  systemNetworking: () => '/system/networking',
-  systemSettings: () => '/system/settings',
-
-  silos: () => '/system/silos',
-  siloNew: () => '/system/silos-new',
-  silo: ({ siloName }: PP.Silo) => `/system/silos/${siloName}`,
+  system: () => '/sys',
+  systemIssues: () => '/sys/issues',
+  systemUtilization: () => '/sys/utilization',
+  systemInventory: () => '/sys/inventory',
+  systemHealth: () => '/sys/health',
+  systemUpdate: () => '/sys/update',
+  systemNetworking: () => '/sys/networking',
+  systemSettings: () => '/sys/settings',
+
+  silos: () => '/sys/silos',
+  siloNew: () => '/sys/silos-new',
+  silo: ({ siloName }: PP.Silo) => `/sys/silos/${siloName}`,
 
   settings: () => '/settings',
   profile: () => '/settings/profile',