diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
index 7a4b6b352..56d6993ef 100644
--- a/__init__.py
+++ b/__init__.py
@@ -39,9 +39,8 @@ import supybot.world as world
 # in here if you're keeping the plugin in CVS or some similar system.
 __version__ = ""
 
-# XXX Replace this with an appropriate author or supybot.Author instance.
-__author__ = supybot.Author('James Lu', 'GLolol',
-                            'james@overdrivenetworks.com')
+__author__ = getattr(supybot.authors, 'jlu',
+                     supybot.Author('James Lu', 'GLolol', 'james@overdrivenetworks.com'))
 
 # This is a dictionary mapping supybot.Author instances to lists of
 # contributions.