diff --git a/app/reader/ReaderContent.tsx b/app/reader/ReaderContent.tsx
index 09ab23b5..200f5730 100644
--- a/app/reader/ReaderContent.tsx
+++ b/app/reader/ReaderContent.tsx
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ const Post = (props: Post) => {
               />
               <Separator classname="h-4 !min-h-0 md:block hidden" />
               <PostInfo
-                author={props.author?.alsoKnownAs?.[0]?.slice(5) || ""}
+                author={props.author || ""}
                 publishedAt={postRecord.publishedAt}
               />
             </div>
diff --git a/app/reader/getReaderFeed.ts b/app/reader/getReaderFeed.ts
index ffa034d1..b390e08a 100644
--- a/app/reader/getReaderFeed.ts
+++ b/app/reader/getReaderFeed.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ export async function getReaderFeed(
           pubRecord: pub?.record || null,
           uri: pub?.uri || "",
         },
-        author: handle,
+        author: handle?.alsoKnownAs?.[0]
+          ? `@${handle.alsoKnownAs[0].slice(5)}`
+          : null,
         documents: {
           comments_on_documents: post.comments_on_documents,
           document_mentions_in_bsky: post.document_mentions_in_bsky,
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ export async function getReaderFeed(
 }
 
 export type Post = {
-  author: DidDocument | null;
+  author: string | null;
   publication: {
     href: string;
     pubRecord: Json;
diff --git a/app/reader/getSubscriptions.ts b/app/reader/getSubscriptions.ts
index 76d6b400..e13a5d4b 100644
--- a/app/reader/getSubscriptions.ts
+++ b/app/reader/getSubscriptions.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export async function getSubscriptions(cursor?: Cursor | null): Promise<{
       return {
         ...pub.publications!,
         authorProfile: id?.alsoKnownAs?.[0]
-          ? { handle: id.alsoKnownAs[0] }
+          ? { handle: `@${id.alsoKnownAs[0].slice(5)}` }
           : undefined,
       };
     }) || [],