diff --git a/modules/web_hook.cc b/modules/web_hook.cc
index 35a55e4c9..e36a250a1 100644
--- a/modules/web_hook.cc
+++ b/modules/web_hook.cc
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ github_handle__push(std::ostream &out,
 
 		const json::object author(commit["author"]);
 		out << " <b>"
-		    << author["name"]
+		    << json::string(author["name"])
 		    << "</b>"
 		    ;