diff --git a/lib/templates/thesis/Acknowledgments.lyx b/lib/templates/thesis/Acknowledgments.lyx
index 9987ff9129..aeb97f0a01 100644
--- a/lib/templates/thesis/Acknowledgments.lyx
+++ b/lib/templates/thesis/Acknowledgments.lyx
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 \spacing single
 \use_hyperref true
 \pdf_title "Acknowledgments"
-\pdf_author "Uwe Stöhr"
+\pdf_author "Your name"
 \pdf_bookmarks true
 \pdf_bookmarksnumbered true
 \pdf_bookmarksopen true
diff --git a/lib/templates/thesis/Summary.lyx b/lib/templates/thesis/Summary.lyx
index 7220d25c3a..0d912ce1a1 100644
--- a/lib/templates/thesis/Summary.lyx
+++ b/lib/templates/thesis/Summary.lyx
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 \spacing single
 \use_hyperref true
 \pdf_title "Abstract"
-\pdf_author "Uwe Stöhr"
+\pdf_author "Your name"
 \pdf_bookmarks true
 \pdf_bookmarksnumbered true
 \pdf_bookmarksopen true
diff --git a/lib/templates/thesis/thesis.lyx b/lib/templates/thesis/thesis.lyx
index 3a2d0e46fc..242d79ba99 100644
--- a/lib/templates/thesis/thesis.lyx
+++ b/lib/templates/thesis/thesis.lyx
@@ -712,6 +712,7 @@ filename "Acknowledgments.lyx"
 status open
 
 \begin_layout Standard
+\start_of_appendix
 \begin_inset CommandInset include
 LatexCommand include
 filename "Appendix.lyx"