diff --git a/bookwyrm/tests/views/books/test_edit_book.py b/bookwyrm/tests/views/books/test_edit_book.py
index 31f0e63b7..c7869807b 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/tests/views/books/test_edit_book.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/tests/views/books/test_edit_book.py
@@ -233,4 +233,4 @@ class EditBookViews(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(result["add_author"], ["Sappho", "Some Guy"])
         self.assertEqual(len(result["author_matches"]), 2)
         self.assertEqual(result["author_matches"][0]["name"], "Sappho")
-        self.assertEqual(result["author_matches"][2]["name"], "Some Guy")
+        self.assertEqual(result["author_matches"][1]["name"], "Some Guy")
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/books/edit_book.py b/bookwyrm/views/books/edit_book.py
index 2315cfce2..d830ebdcf 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/books/edit_book.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/books/edit_book.py
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ def add_authors(request, data):
                 "existing_isnis": exists,
             }
         )
-        return data
+    return data
 
 
 @require_POST