diff --git a/lms/urls.py b/lms/urls.py
index 51c6ba13b7..b131bb8f0b 100644
--- a/lms/urls.py
+++ b/lms/urls.py
@@ -223,24 +223,24 @@ if settings.COURSEWARE_ENABLED:
             'courseware.views.course_info', name="info"),
         url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/syllabus$',
             'courseware.views.syllabus', name="syllabus"),   # TODO arjun remove when custom tabs in place, see courseware/courses.py
-        url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/book/(?P<book_index>[^/]*)/$',
+        url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/book/(?P<book_index>\d+)/$',
             'staticbook.views.index', name="book"),
-        url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/book/(?P<book_index>[^/]*)/(?P<page>[^/]*)$',
+        url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/book/(?P<book_index>\d+)/(?P<page>\d+)$',
             'staticbook.views.index'),
 
-        url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/pdfbook/(?P<book_index>[^/]*)/$',
+        url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/pdfbook/(?P<book_index>\d+)/$',
             'staticbook.views.pdf_index', name="pdf_book"),
-        url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/pdfbook/(?P<book_index>[^/]*)/(?P<page>[^/]*)$',
+        url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/pdfbook/(?P<book_index>\d+)/(?P<page>\d+)$',
             'staticbook.views.pdf_index', name="pdf_book"),
 
-        url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/pdfbook/(?P<book_index>[^/]*)/chapter/(?P<chapter>[^/]*)/$',
+        url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/pdfbook/(?P<book_index>\d+)/chapter/(?P<chapter>\d+)/$',
             'staticbook.views.pdf_index', name="pdf_book"),
-        url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/pdfbook/(?P<book_index>[^/]*)/chapter/(?P<chapter>[^/]*)/(?P<page>[^/]*)$',
+        url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/pdfbook/(?P<book_index>\d+)/chapter/(?P<chapter>\d+)/(?P<page>\d+)$',
             'staticbook.views.pdf_index', name="pdf_book"),
 
-        url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/htmlbook/(?P<book_index>[^/]*)/$',
+        url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/htmlbook/(?P<book_index>\d+)/$',
             'staticbook.views.html_index', name="html_book"),
-        url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/htmlbook/(?P<book_index>[^/]*)/chapter/(?P<chapter>[^/]*)/$',
+        url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/htmlbook/(?P<book_index>\d+)/chapter/(?P<chapter>\d+)/$',
             'staticbook.views.html_index', name="html_book"),
 
         url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/courseware/?$',