1 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/render-msg.js b/lib/render-msg.js
index 4374165..a968702 100644
--- a/lib/render-msg.js
+++ b/lib/render-msg.js
@@ -862,6 +862,16 @@ function asNpmReadme(readme) {
   return u.ifString(readme)
 }
 
+function singleValue(obj) {
+  if (!obj || typeof obj !== 'object') return obj
+  var keys = Object.keys(obj)
+  if (keys.length === 1) return obj[keys[0]]
+}
+
+function ifDifferent(obj, value) {
+  if (singleValue(obj) !== value) return obj
+}
+
 RenderMsg.prototype.npmPublish = function (cb) {
   var self = this
   var render = self.render
@@ -898,7 +908,7 @@ RenderMsg.prototype.npmPublish = function (cb) {
       versions.map(function (version, i) {
         var release = pkg.versions[version] || {}
         var license = u.ifString(release.license)
-        var author = release.author
+        var author = ifDifferent(release.author, self.msg.value.author)
         var description = u.ifString(release.description)
         var readme = asNpmReadme(release.readme)
         var keywords = u.toArray(release.keywords).map(u.ifString)