diff --git a/fanficfare/adapters/adapter_novelupdatescc.py b/fanficfare/adapters/adapter_novelupdatescc.py
index 5ee0c871..8958d16d 100644
--- a/fanficfare/adapters/adapter_novelupdatescc.py
+++ b/fanficfare/adapters/adapter_novelupdatescc.py
@@ -83,11 +83,11 @@ class NovelUpdatesCcSiteAdapter(BaseSiteAdapter):
         self.setCoverImage(self.url, soup.select_one('.book-img > img')['src'])
 
         book_info = soup.select_one('.book-info')
-        author = book_info.select_one('.author > .name')
+        author = book_info.select_one('.author > .name').get_text()
         self.story.setMetadata('title', book_info.select_one('.book-name').get_text())
-        self.story.setMetadata('author', author.get_text())
-        self.story.setMetadata('authorId', author.get_text())
-        self.story.setMetadata('authorUrl', author['href'])
+        self.story.setMetadata('author', author)
+        self.story.setMetadata('authorId', author)
+        ## site doesn't have authorUrl links.
 
         chapter_info = soup.select_one('.chapter-wrapper')
         date = makeDate(chapter_info.select_one('.update-time').get_text(), self.DATE_FORMAT)
diff --git a/fanficfare/adapters/adapter_wuxiaworldco.py b/fanficfare/adapters/adapter_wuxiaworldco.py
index dd7aa6b8..a5309e1f 100644
--- a/fanficfare/adapters/adapter_wuxiaworldco.py
+++ b/fanficfare/adapters/adapter_wuxiaworldco.py
@@ -83,11 +83,11 @@ class WuxiaWorldCoSiteAdapter(BaseSiteAdapter):
         self.setCoverImage(self.url, soup.select_one('.book-img > img')['src'])
 
         book_info = soup.select_one('.book-info')
-        author = book_info.select_one('.author > .name')
+        author = book_info.select_one('.author > .name').get_text()
         self.story.setMetadata('title', book_info.select_one('.book-name').get_text())
-        self.story.setMetadata('author', author.get_text())
-        self.story.setMetadata('authorId', author.get_text())
-        self.story.setMetadata('authorUrl', author['href'])
+        self.story.setMetadata('author', author)
+        self.story.setMetadata('authorId', author)
+        ## site doesn't have authorUrl links.
 
         chapter_info = soup.select_one('.chapter-wrapper')
         date = makeDate(chapter_info.select_one('.update-time').get_text(), self.DATE_FORMAT)