diff --git a/package/package/src/main/java/net/runelite/pluginhub/packager/Plugin.java b/package/package/src/main/java/net/runelite/pluginhub/packager/Plugin.java
index 0ca308f6c..9bca3b264 100644
--- a/package/package/src/main/java/net/runelite/pluginhub/packager/Plugin.java
+++ b/package/package/src/main/java/net/runelite/pluginhub/packager/Plugin.java
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ public class Plugin implements Closeable
 		defaultSupportURL = repoRoot + "/tree/" + commit;
 
 		warning = (String) cd.remove("warning");
+		cd.remove("authors");
 
 		for (Map.Entry<Object, Object> extra : cd.entrySet())
 		{