diff --git a/pkg/fetch/fetch.go b/pkg/fetch/fetch.go
index ac39ee3..b6fb9b8 100644
--- a/pkg/fetch/fetch.go
+++ b/pkg/fetch/fetch.go
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ func FeedItems(fetcher Fetcher, fetchURL, contentType string, body io.Reader) ([
 	if strings.HasPrefix(contentType, "text/html") {
 		data := microformats.Parse(body, u)
 		results := jf2.SimplifyMicroformatData(data)
+
 		found := -1
 		for {
 			for i, r := range results {
@@ -174,7 +175,14 @@ func FeedItems(fetcher Fetcher, fetchURL, contentType string, body io.Reader) ([
 				results = append(results[:found], results[found+1:]...)
 				for i := range results {
 					if results[i]["type"] == "entry" && results[i]["author"] == card["url"] {
-						results[i]["author"] = card
+						author := make(map[string]string)
+						author["type"] = "card"
+						for k, v := range card {
+							if val, ok := v.(string); ok {
+								author[k] = val
+							}
+						}
+						results[i]["author"] = author
 					}
 				}
 				found = -1
diff --git a/pkg/jf2/simplify.go b/pkg/jf2/simplify.go
index 7e6723a..d790d88 100644
--- a/pkg/jf2/simplify.go
+++ b/pkg/jf2/simplify.go
@@ -170,15 +170,13 @@ func SimplifyMicroformatData(md *microformats.Data) []map[string]interface{} {
 	return items
 }
 
-func fetchValue(key string, values map[string]interface{}) string {
+func fetchValue(key string, values map[string]string) string {
 	if value, e := values[key]; e {
-		if stringValue, ok:= value.(string); ok {
-			return stringValue
-		}
+		return value
 	}
 	return ""
 }
-func MapToAuthor(result map[string]interface{}) *microsub.Card {
+func MapToAuthor(result map[string]string) *microsub.Card {
 	item := &microsub.Card{}
 	item.Type = "card"
 	item.Name = fetchValue("name", result);
@@ -213,13 +211,13 @@ func MapToItem(result map[string]interface{}) microsub.Item {
 	}
 
 	if authorValue, e := result["author"]; e {
-		if author, ok := authorValue.(map[string]interface{}); ok {
+		if author, ok := authorValue.(map[string]string); ok {
 			item.Author = MapToAuthor(author)
 		}
 	}
 
 	if checkinValue, e := result["checkin"]; e {
-		if checkin, ok := checkinValue.(map[string]interface{}); ok {
+		if checkin, ok := checkinValue.(map[string]string); ok {
 			item.Checkin = MapToAuthor(checkin)
 		}
 	}