diff --git a/calibre-plugin/config.py b/calibre-plugin/config.py
index f8f1816a..c0aee0fc 100644
--- a/calibre-plugin/config.py
+++ b/calibre-plugin/config.py
@@ -323,6 +323,8 @@ class ConfigWidget(QWidget):
             colsnewonly[col] = checkbox.isChecked()
         prefs['std_cols_newonly'] = colsnewonly
 
+        prefs['set_author_url'] =self.std_columns_tab.set_author_url.isChecked()
+
         # Custom Columns tab
         # error column
         prefs['errorcol'] = unicode(convert_qvariant(self.cust_columns_tab.errorcol.itemData(self.cust_columns_tab.errorcol.currentIndex())))
@@ -1311,6 +1313,17 @@ class StandardColumnsTab(QWidget):
             horz.addWidget(newonlycheck)
             
             self.l.addLayout(horz)
+            
+        self.l.addSpacing(5)
+        label = QLabel(_("Other Standard Column Options"))
+        label.setWordWrap(True)
+        self.l.addWidget(label)
+        self.l.addSpacing(5)
+
+        self.set_author_url = QCheckBox(_('Set Calibre Author URL'),self)
+        self.set_author_url.setToolTip(_("Set Calibre Author URL to Author's URL on story site."))
+        self.set_author_url.setChecked(prefs['set_author_url'])
+        self.l.addWidget(self.set_author_url)
         
         self.l.insertStretch(-1)
 
diff --git a/calibre-plugin/fff_plugin.py b/calibre-plugin/fff_plugin.py
index a0d59009..26503dc6 100644
--- a/calibre-plugin/fff_plugin.py
+++ b/calibre-plugin/fff_plugin.py
@@ -1843,7 +1843,7 @@ class FanFicFarePlugin(InterfaceAction):
 
         # set author link if found.  All current adapters have authorUrl, except anonymous on AO3.
         # Moved down so author's already in the DB.
-        if 'authorUrl' in book['all_metadata']:
+        if 'authorUrl' in book['all_metadata'] and prefs['set_author_url']:
             authurls = book['all_metadata']['authorUrl'].split(", ")
             authorlist = [ a.replace('&',';') for a in book['author'] ]
             authorids = db.new_api.get_item_ids('authors',authorlist)
diff --git a/calibre-plugin/prefs.py b/calibre-plugin/prefs.py
index 4c6b2648..1396feb1 100644
--- a/calibre-plugin/prefs.py
+++ b/calibre-plugin/prefs.py
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ default_prefs['custom_cols_newonly'] = {}
 default_prefs['allow_custcol_from_ini'] = True
 
 default_prefs['std_cols_newonly'] = {}
+default_prefs['set_author_url'] = True
 
 default_prefs['imapserver'] = ''
 default_prefs['imapuser'] = ''