diff --git a/core/server/services/channels/config.channels.json b/core/server/services/channels/config.channels.json
index 0948142ac5..9319e48902 100644
--- a/core/server/services/channels/config.channels.json
+++ b/core/server/services/channels/config.channels.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     "author": {
         "route": "/:t_author/:slug/",
         "postOptions": {
-            "filter": "author:'%s'"
+            "filter": "authors:'%s'"
         },
         "data": {
             "author": {
diff --git a/core/test/integration/api/api_posts_spec.js b/core/test/integration/api/api_posts_spec.js
index aeda0a706c..e8ccfcb701 100644
--- a/core/test/integration/api/api_posts_spec.js
+++ b/core/test/integration/api/api_posts_spec.js
@@ -60,6 +60,14 @@ describe('Post API', function () {
     should.exist(PostAPI);
 
     describe('Browse', function () {
+        beforeEach(function () {
+            return db.knex('posts_authors').insert({
+                id: ObjectId.generate(),
+                post_id: testUtils.DataGenerator.forKnex.posts[0].id,
+                author_id: testUtils.DataGenerator.forKnex.users[1].id
+            });
+        });
+
         beforeEach(function () {
             localSettingsCache.permalinks = '/:slug/';
         });
@@ -388,6 +396,8 @@ describe('Post API', function () {
                     post.primary_author.slug.should.eql('joe-bloggs');
                 });
 
+                _.find(results.posts, {id: testUtils.DataGenerator.forKnex.posts[0].id}).authors.length.should.eql(2);
+
                 done();
             }).catch(done);
         });