diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index c3edb49d08..7fe5477698 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2004-08-23  José Matos  <jamatos@lyx.org>
+
+	* bufferparams.C (readToken): fix reading of the author field.
+
 2004-08-20  José Matos  <jamatos@lyx.org>
 
 	* lyxrc.C: remove support/translator.h inclusion since it is not used.
diff --git a/src/bufferparams.C b/src/bufferparams.C
index da933c112b..0838bf8e00 100644
--- a/src/bufferparams.C
+++ b/src/bufferparams.C
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ string const BufferParams::readToken(LyXLex & lex, string const & token)
 			}
 		}
 	} else if (token == "\\author") {
-		lex.next();
+		lex.eatLine();
 		istringstream ss(lex.getString());
 		Author a;
 		ss >> a;