diff --git a/material/base.html b/material/base.html
index bcc992e90..15acc70aa 100644
--- a/material/base.html
+++ b/material/base.html
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
         <link rel="canonical" href="{{ page.canonical_url }}">
       {% endif %}
       {% if page and page.meta and page.meta.author %}
-        <meta name="author" content="{{ page.meta.author | first }}">
+        <meta name="author" content="{{ page.meta.author }}">
       {% elif config.site_author %}
         <meta name="author" content="{{ config.site_author }}">
       {% endif %}
diff --git a/src/base.html b/src/base.html
index 2cb36ee4a..c44c7474b 100644
--- a/src/base.html
+++ b/src/base.html
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 
       <!-- Page author -->
       {% if page and page.meta and page.meta.author %}
-        <meta name="author" content="{{ page.meta.author | first }}" />
+        <meta name="author" content="{{ page.meta.author }}" />
       {% elif config.site_author %}
         <meta name="author" content="{{ config.site_author }}" />
       {% endif %}