diff --git a/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/ManuscriptCard.js b/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/ManuscriptCard.js
index 17e9e176354403406b6066cf5b09f589a9a93cfa..252281852a4b69e74d461504bb64de8242e1c6af 100644
--- a/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/ManuscriptCard.js
+++ b/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/ManuscriptCard.js
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ const ManuscriptCard = ({
         <Row alignItems="center" justify="flex-start" mb={1}>
           <H4>Handling editor</H4>
           <Text ml={1} mr={3} whiteSpace="nowrap">
-            {get(handlingEditor, 'name', 'Unassigned')}
+            {get(handlingEditor, 'name', 'Assigned')}
           </Text>
           {canViewReports && (
             <Fragment>
diff --git a/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/manuscriptDetails/ManuscriptHeader.js b/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/manuscriptDetails/ManuscriptHeader.js
index f93e6c4c396f67836c8d1142000cc05682aac647..699edec06e90cfc92695a9cbec10bc2ca8e81d70 100644
--- a/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/manuscriptDetails/ManuscriptHeader.js
+++ b/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/manuscriptDetails/ManuscriptHeader.js
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ export default compose(
           </Button>
         )
       }
-      return <Text ml={1}>Unassigned</Text>
+      return <Text ml={1}>Assigned</Text>
     },
   }),
   setDisplayName('ManuscriptHeader'),
diff --git a/packages/xpub-faraday/config/authsome-helpers.js b/packages/xpub-faraday/config/authsome-helpers.js
index c43c00d912084c864261fd45e5c75fc05bd83a64..81f6466321cd4cea33a47fa28c3c18cdb75b6365 100644
--- a/packages/xpub-faraday/config/authsome-helpers.js
+++ b/packages/xpub-faraday/config/authsome-helpers.js
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ const { omit, get, last, chain } = require('lodash')
 
 const statuses = config.get('statuses')
 
+const keysToOmit = [`email`, `id`]
+const authorCannotViewHENameStatuses = ['heInvited']
 const authorAllowedStatuses = ['revisionRequested', 'rejected', 'accepted']
 
 const getTeamsByPermissions = async (
@@ -70,6 +72,23 @@ const filterAuthorRecommendations = (recommendations, status, isLast) => {
   return []
 }
 
+const stripeCollectionByRole = ({ collection = {}, role = '' }) => {
+  if (role === 'author') {
+    const { handlingEditor } = collection
+
+    if (authorCannotViewHENameStatuses.includes(collection.status)) {
+      return {
+        ...collection,
+        handlingEditor: handlingEditor &&
+          handlingEditor.isAccepted && {
+            ...omit(handlingEditor, keysToOmit),
+            name: 'Assigned',
+          },
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return collection
+}
 const stripeFragmentByRole = ({
   fragment = {},
   role = '',
@@ -176,8 +195,13 @@ const getCollections = async ({ user, models }) => {
         collection,
         FragmentModel: models.Fragment,
       })
+      const stripedColl = stripeCollectionByRole({
+        collection,
+        role: up.role,
+      })
+
       return {
-        ...collection,
+        ...stripedColl,
         ...parsedStatuses,
       }
     }),