diff --git a/cache/bug_excerpt.go b/cache/bug_excerpt.go
index d0d0aa60701b537d37bb39f9a84871934caf4ea4..36c7dcfe13c6ff04d35af62c145f1675fd6648d6 100644
--- a/cache/bug_excerpt.go
+++ b/cache/bug_excerpt.go
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ func NewBugExcerpt(b bug.Interface, snap *bug.Snapshot) *BugExcerpt {
 		e.AuthorId = snap.Author.Id()
 	case *identity.Bare:
 		e.LegacyAuthor = LegacyAuthorExcerpt{
-			Name: snap.Author.Name(),
+			Login: snap.Author.Login(),
+			Name:  snap.Author.Name(),
 		}
 	default:
 		panic("unhandled identity type")