diff --git a/lisp/erk.el b/lisp/erk.el
index 759194a..b20d44e 100644
--- a/lisp/erk.el
+++ b/lisp/erk.el
@@ -62,9 +62,7 @@
 
 (defgroup erk nil "Elisp repository kit." :prefix 'erk :group 'programming)
 
-(defcustom erk-replace-author
-  (let ((first-author (car (lm-authors (buffer-file-name)))))
-    (format "%s <%s>" (car first-author) (cdr first-author)))
+(defcustom erk-replace-author "Positron Solutions <contact@positron.solutions>"
   "Default author for renaming."
   :group 'erk
   :type 'string)
@@ -76,9 +74,7 @@ to clone from within the fork."
   :group 'erk
   :type 'string)
 
-(defcustom erk-replace-package-prefix
-  (lm-with-file (buffer-file-name)
-    (car (split-string (lm-get-package-name) "\\.")))
+(defcustom erk-replace-package-prefix "erk"
   "The prefix is used to features and file names."
   :group 'erk
   :type 'string)