diff --git a/layouts/_default/single.html b/layouts/_default/single.html
index ad07f7d3..ab8a3884 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/single.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/single.html
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
         {{- if $authorData -}}
           {{ range $taxonomyname, $taxonomy := $taxonomies }}
             {{ if (eq $taxonomyname $author) }}
-              {{ $taxonomyLink = delimit (slice $baseURL "/authors/" $author) "" }}
+              {{ $taxonomyLink = delimit (slice $baseURL "authors/" $author "/") "" }}
             {{ end }}
           {{ end }}
           {{ partial "author-extra.html" (dict "context" . "data" $authorData "link" $taxonomyLink) }}
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
             {{- if $authorData -}}
               {{ range $taxonomyname, $taxonomy := $taxonomies }}
                 {{ if (eq $taxonomyname $author) }}
-                  {{ $taxonomyLink = delimit (slice $baseURL "/authors/" $author) "" }}
+                  {{ $taxonomyLink = delimit (slice $baseURL "authors/" $author "/") "" }}
                 {{ end }}
               {{ end }}
               {{ partial "author-extra.html" (dict "context" . "data" $authorData "link" $taxonomyLink) }}