diff --git a/src/NadekoBot/_common/SmartText/SmartEmbedText.cs b/src/NadekoBot/_common/SmartText/SmartEmbedText.cs
index f2e83206d..75afa09b8 100644
--- a/src/NadekoBot/_common/SmartText/SmartEmbedText.cs
+++ b/src/NadekoBot/_common/SmartText/SmartEmbedText.cs
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ public abstract record SmartEmbedTextBase : SmartText
         => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Title)
            || !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Description)
            || !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Url)
+           || !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Author?.Name)
            || !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Thumbnail)
            || !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Image)
            || (Footer is not null