diff --git a/packages/component-wizard/src/components/AuthorList/AuthorAdder.js b/packages/component-wizard/src/components/AuthorList/AuthorAdder.js
index be4ffcb7fe54d503fceac1a586c721effafe38df..9c0b574daca8ad5fee00eb81e2a21f0563093f86 100644
--- a/packages/component-wizard/src/components/AuthorList/AuthorAdder.js
+++ b/packages/component-wizard/src/components/AuthorList/AuthorAdder.js
@@ -72,10 +72,8 @@ export default compose(
     if (!admin) {
       return {
         initialValues: {
-          author: {
-            email,
-            firstName: username,
-          },
+          email,
+          firstName: username,
         },
       }
     }