diff --git a/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py b/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py
index 7b511e0f9b..bd69fafc93 100644
--- a/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py
+++ b/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py
@@ -667,14 +667,13 @@ INTEGRATION_PLUGIN_LIST = {}
 
 for plugin in inventree_plugins.load_integration_plugins():
     plugin = plugin()
-    plugin_name = plugin.plugin_name()
 
     INTEGRATION_PLUGINS.append(plugin)
-    INTEGRATION_PLUGIN_LIST[plugin_name] = plugin
+    INTEGRATION_PLUGIN_LIST[plugin.slug] = plugin
     if plugin.mixin_enabled('settings'):
         plugin_setting = plugin.settingspatterns
 
-        INTEGRATION_PLUGIN_SETTING[plugin_name] = plugin_setting
+        INTEGRATION_PLUGIN_SETTING[plugin.slug] = plugin_setting
         INTEGRATION_PLUGIN_SETTINGS.update(plugin_setting)
 
     if plugin.mixin_enabled('app'):
diff --git a/InvenTree/plugins/integration.py b/InvenTree/plugins/integration.py
index d376f7c651..f8641af6cd 100644
--- a/InvenTree/plugins/integration.py
+++ b/InvenTree/plugins/integration.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import inspect
 
 from django.conf.urls import url, include
 from django.conf import settings
+from django.utils.text import slugify
 
 import plugins.plugin as plugin
 
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ class SettingsMixin:
         get patterns for InvenTreeSetting defintion
         """
         if self.has_settings:
-            return {f'PLUGIN_{self.plugin_name().upper()}_{key}': value for key, value in self.settings.items()}
+            return {f'PLUGIN_{self.slug.upper()}_{key}': value for key, value in self.settings.items()}
         return None
 
     def get_setting(self, key):
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ class SettingsMixin:
         get plugin setting by key
         """
         from common.models import InvenTreeSetting
-        return InvenTreeSetting.get_setting(f'PLUGIN_{self.PLUGIN_NAME.upper()}_{key}')
+        return InvenTreeSetting.get_setting(f'PLUGIN_{self.slug.upper()}_{key}')
 
 
 class UrlsMixin:
@@ -115,7 +116,14 @@ class UrlsMixin:
         """
         returns base url for this plugin
         """
-        return f'{settings.PLUGIN_URL}/{self.plugin_name()}/'
+        return f'{settings.PLUGIN_URL}/{self.slug}/'
+
+    @property
+    def internal_name(self):
+        """
+        returns the internal url pattern name
+        """
+        return f'plugin:{self.slug}:'
 
     @property
     def urlpatterns(self):
@@ -123,7 +131,7 @@ class UrlsMixin:
         returns the urlpatterns for this plugin
         """
         if self.has_urls:
-            return url(f'^{self.plugin_name()}/', include((self.urls, self.plugin_name())), name=self.plugin_name())
+            return url(f'^{self.slug}/', include((self.urls, self.slug)), name=self.slug)
         return None
 
     @property
@@ -238,6 +246,12 @@ class IntegrationPluginBase(MixinBase, plugin.InvenTreePlugin):
 
         self.set_sign_values()
 
+    @property
+    def slug(self):
+        """slug for the plugin"""
+        name = getattr(self, 'PLUGIN_SLUG', self.plugin_name())
+        return slugify(name)
+
     def mixin(self, key):
         """check if mixin is registered"""
         return key in self._mixins
diff --git a/InvenTree/plugins/samples/integration/sample.py b/InvenTree/plugins/samples/integration/sample.py
index 447c39057a..34d5b78786 100644
--- a/InvenTree/plugins/samples/integration/sample.py
+++ b/InvenTree/plugins/samples/integration/sample.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class SampleIntegrationPlugin(SettingsMixin, UrlsMixin, NavigationMixin, Integra
     """
 
     PLUGIN_NAME = "SampleIntegrationPlugin"
+    PLUGIN_SLUG= "sample"
 
     def view_test(self, request):
         """very basic view"""
@@ -38,5 +39,5 @@ class SampleIntegrationPlugin(SettingsMixin, UrlsMixin, NavigationMixin, Integra
     }
 
     NAVIGATION = [
-        {'name': 'SampleIntegration', 'link': 'plugin:SampleIntegrationPlugin:hi'},
+        {'name': 'SampleIntegration', 'link': 'plugin:sample:hi'},
     ]
diff --git a/InvenTree/plugins/test_integration.py b/InvenTree/plugins/test_integration.py
index 0f28674021..0bfbbeb530 100644
--- a/InvenTree/plugins/test_integration.py
+++ b/InvenTree/plugins/test_integration.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class SettingsMixinTest(BaseMixinDefinition, TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(self.mixin.settings, self.TEST_SETTINGS)
 
         # settings pattern
-        target_pattern = {f'PLUGIN_{self.mixin.plugin_name().upper()}_{key}': value for key, value in self.mixin.settings.items()}
+        target_pattern = {f'PLUGIN_{self.mixin.slug.upper()}_{key}': value for key, value in self.mixin.settings.items()}
         self.assertEqual(self.mixin.settingspatterns, target_pattern)
 
         # no settings