diff --git a/mercurial/shelve.py b/mercurial/shelve.py
--- a/mercurial/shelve.py
+++ b/mercurial/shelve.py
@@ -698,11 +698,12 @@
             if shfile.exists():
                 shfile.movetobackup()
         cleanupoldbackups(repo)
-def unshelvecontinue(ui, repo, state, opts, basename=None):
+def unshelvecontinue(ui, repo, state, opts):
     """subcommand to continue an in-progress unshelve"""
     # We're finishing off a merge. First parent is our original
     # parent, second is the temporary "fake" commit we're unshelving.
     interactive = state.interactive
+    basename = state.name
     with repo.lock():
         checkparents(repo, state)
         ms = merge.mergestate.read(repo)
@@ -933,7 +934,7 @@
     if opts.get("name"):
         shelved.append(opts["name"])
 
-    if abortf or continuef and not interactive:
+    if abortf or continuef:
         if abortf and continuef:
             raise error.Abort(_('cannot use both abort and continue'))
         if shelved:
@@ -955,11 +956,8 @@
             raise error.Abort(_('no shelved changes to apply!'))
         basename = util.split(shelved[0][1])[1]
         ui.status(_("unshelving change '%s'\n") % basename)
-    elif shelved:
+    else:
         basename = shelved[0]
-    if continuef and interactive:
-        state = _loadshelvedstate(ui, repo, opts)
-        return unshelvecontinue(ui, repo, state, opts, basename)
 
     if not shelvedfile(repo, basename, patchextension).exists():
         raise error.Abort(_("shelved change '%s' not found") % basename)