diff --git a/src/pocketmine/plugin/PluginDescription.php b/src/pocketmine/plugin/PluginDescription.php
index 63c7f2df5..76fb2a799 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/plugin/PluginDescription.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/plugin/PluginDescription.php
@@ -156,7 +156,11 @@ class PluginDescription{
 		}
 		$this->authors = [];
 		if(isset($plugin["author"])){
-			$this->authors[] = $plugin["author"];
+			if(is_array($plugin["author"])){
+				$this->authors = $plugin["author"];
+			}else{
+				$this->authors[] = $plugin["author"];
+			}
 		}
 		if(isset($plugin["authors"])){
 			foreach($plugin["authors"] as $author){