diff --git a/client/src/adc-core/fields/AuthorField.vue b/client/src/adc-core/fields/AuthorField.vue
index 45f575d8c..93d7df1c5 100644
--- a/client/src/adc-core/fields/AuthorField.vue
+++ b/client/src/adc-core/fields/AuthorField.vue
@@ -199,7 +199,11 @@ export default {
       ) {
         this.new_authors_paths = "noone";
       } else if (Array.isArray(this.authors_paths)) {
-        this.new_authors_paths = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this.authors_paths));
+        this.new_authors_paths = this.new_authors_paths.reduce((acc, a) => {
+          const author = this.getAuthor(a);
+          if (author) acc.push(author.$path);
+          return acc;
+        }, []);
       }
     },
     enableEditMode() {