diff --git a/layouts/rss.xml b/layouts/rss.xml
index ddc64ce..2d352a9 100644
--- a/layouts/rss.xml
+++ b/layouts/rss.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         <title>{{ .Title }}</title>
         <link>{{ .Permalink }}</link>
         <pubDate>{{ .Date.Format "Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:04:05 -0700" | safeHTML }}</pubDate>
-        {{ with .Site.Author.email }}<author>{{.}}{{ with $.Site.Author.name }} ({{.}}){{end}}</author>{{end}}
+        {{ with .Site.Author.email }}<author>{{.}}{{end}} ({{ with .Site.Author.firstname }}{{.}}{{ end }} {{ with .Site.Author.lastname }}{{.}}{{end}})</author>
         <guid>{{ .Permalink }}</guid>
         <description>{{ .Content | html }}</description>
       </item>