diff --git a/src/libprs500/web/feeds/news.py b/src/libprs500/web/feeds/news.py
index 7a1575a1cb..1372d45083 100644
--- a/src/libprs500/web/feeds/news.py
+++ b/src/libprs500/web/feeds/news.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class BasicNewsRecipe(object):
     title                 = _('Unknown News Source')
     
     #: The author of this recipe
-    __author__            = _(__appname__)    
+    __author__            = __appname__    
     
     #: Maximum number of articles to download from each feed
     #: @type: integer