diff --git a/inc/page-title.php b/inc/page-title.php
index 70f29d3..fbf8a0a 100644
--- a/inc/page-title.php
+++ b/inc/page-title.php
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 		
 	<?php elseif ( is_author() ): ?>
 		<?php $author = get_userdata( get_query_var('author') );?>
-		<h1><i class="far fa-user"></i><?php esc_html_e('Author:','splits'); ?> <span><?php echo $author->display_name;?></span></h1>
+		<h1><i class="far fa-user"></i><?php esc_html_e('Author:','splits'); ?> <span><?php echo esc_html( $author->display_name ); ?></span></h1>
 		
 	<?php elseif ( is_category() ): ?>
 		<h1><?php echo single_cat_title('', false); ?></h1>