diff --git a/includes/classes/ExternalConnections/WordPressExternalConnection.php b/includes/classes/ExternalConnections/WordPressExternalConnection.php
index 99cf8d086..8c3c431e3 100644
--- a/includes/classes/ExternalConnections/WordPressExternalConnection.php
+++ b/includes/classes/ExternalConnections/WordPressExternalConnection.php
@@ -381,6 +381,7 @@ public function pull( $items ) {
 			unset( $post_array['post_date_gmt'] );
 			unset( $post_array['post_modified'] );
 			unset( $post_array['post_modified_gmt'] );
+			unset( $post_array['post_author'] );
 
 			if ( ! empty( $item_array['post_id'] ) ) {
 				$update           = true;