diff --git a/bookwyrm/connectors/openlibrary.py b/bookwyrm/connectors/openlibrary.py
index 90bd7f287..28eb1ea0a 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/connectors/openlibrary.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/connectors/openlibrary.py
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class Connector(AbstractConnector):
         ]
 
         self.author_mappings = [
+            Mapping('name'),
             Mapping('born', remote_field='birth_date', formatter=get_date),
             Mapping('died', remote_field='death_date', formatter=get_date),
             Mapping('bio', formatter=get_description),
@@ -185,11 +186,6 @@ class Connector(AbstractConnector):
 
         author = models.Author(openlibrary_key=olkey)
         author = update_from_mappings(author, data, self.author_mappings)
-        name = data.get('name')
-        # TODO this is making some BOLD assumption
-        if name:
-            author.last_name = name.split(' ')[-1]
-            author.first_name = ' '.join(name.split(' ')[:-1])
         author.save()
 
         return author