diff --git a/app/src/main/java/emu/skyline/AppDialog.kt b/app/src/main/java/emu/skyline/AppDialog.kt
index f7e1493d..d1e38bf4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/emu/skyline/AppDialog.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/emu/skyline/AppDialog.kt
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class AppDialog : BottomSheetDialogFragment() {
         binding.gameIcon.setImageBitmap(item.icon ?: missingIcon)
         binding.gameTitle.text = item.title
         binding.gameVersion.text = item.version ?: item.loaderResultString(requireContext())
-        binding.gameAuthor.text = item.author ?: item.loaderResultString(requireContext())
+        binding.gameAuthor.text = item.author
 
         binding.gamePlay.isEnabled = item.loaderResult == LoaderResult.Success
         binding.gamePlay.setOnClickListener {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/emu/skyline/adapter/AppViewItem.kt b/app/src/main/java/emu/skyline/adapter/AppViewItem.kt
index 4c7b3ac0..cc53cafb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/emu/skyline/adapter/AppViewItem.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/emu/skyline/adapter/AppViewItem.kt
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class AppViewItem(var layoutType : LayoutType, private val item : AppItem, priva
         val binding = holder.binding
         binding.textTitle.text = item.title
         binding.textVersion.text = item.version ?: item.loaderResultString(binding.root.context)
-        binding.textAuthor.text = item.author ?: item.loaderResultString(binding.root.context)
+        binding.textAuthor.text = item.author
 
         binding.icon.setImageBitmap(item.icon ?: missingIcon)