diff --git a/app.go b/app.go
index 8701320..3d4ed12 100644
--- a/app.go
+++ b/app.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func NewApp() *App {
 // Entry point to the cli app. Parses the arguments slice and routes to the proper flag/args combination
 func (a *App) Run(arguments []string) (err error) {
 	if a.Author != "" || a.Email != "" {
-		a.Authors = append(a.Authors, Author{a.Author, a.Email})
+		a.Authors = append(a.Authors, Author{Name: a.Author, Email: a.Email})
 	}
 
 	if HelpPrinter == nil {