diff --git a/layouts/rss.xml b/layouts/rss.xml
index 06575193..0a7b5b54 100644
--- a/layouts/rss.xml
+++ b/layouts/rss.xml
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 <rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
   <channel>
+    {{ $author := .Site.Authors.Get "0"}}
     <title>{{ .Site.Title }}</title>
     <link>{{ .Permalink }}</link>
     <description>Recent content on {{ .Site.Title }}</description>
     <generator>Hugo -- gohugo.io</generator>{{ with .Site.LanguageCode }}
-    <language>{{.}}</language>{{end}}{{ with .Site.Author.email }}
-    <managingEditor>{{.}}{{ with $.Site.Author.name }} ({{.}}){{end}}</managingEditor>{{end}}{{ with .Site.Author.email }}
+    <language>{{.}}</language>{{end}}{{ with $author.Email }}
+    <managingEditor>{{.}}{{ with $author.Name }} ({{.}}){{end}}</managingEditor>{{end}}{{ with $author.Email }}
     <webMaster>{{.}}{{ with $.Site.Author.name }} ({{.}}){{end}}</webMaster>{{end}}{{ with .Site.Copyright }}
     <copyright>{{.}}</copyright>{{end}}{{ if not .Date.IsZero }}
     <lastBuildDate>{{ .Date.Format "Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:04:05 -0700" | safeHTML }}</lastBuildDate>{{ end }}
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@
       <title>{{ .Title }}</title>
       <link>{{ .Permalink }}</link>
       <pubDate>{{ .Date.Format "Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:04:05 -0700" | safeHTML }}</pubDate>
-      {{ with .Site.Author.email }}<author>{{.}}{{ with $.Site.Author.name }} ({{.}}){{end}}</author>{{end}}
+      {{ with $author.Email }}<author>{{.}}{{ with $author.Name }} ({{.}}){{end}}</author>{{end}}
       <guid>{{ .Permalink }}</guid>
       <description>{{ .Content | html }}</description>
     </item>