diff --git a/granary/tests/test_rss.py b/granary/tests/test_rss.py
index e2578ae4..78f31446 100644
--- a/granary/tests/test_rss.py
+++ b/granary/tests/test_rss.py
@@ -211,10 +211,10 @@ def test_author(self):
   def test_author_string_id(self):
     got = rss.from_as1([{
         'content': 'foo bar',
-        'author': 'tag:bob',
+        'author': 'tag:bob',  # should be ignored for RSS
         'email': 'bob@example.com',
       }], feed_url='http://this')
-    self.assert_multiline_in('<author>bob@example.com (tag:bob)</author>', got)
+    self.assertNotRegex(got, r'<author>.*</author>')
 
   def test_order(self):
     got = rss.from_as1([
diff --git a/granary/tests/testdata/feed_with_audio_video.as-from-rss.json b/granary/tests/testdata/feed_with_audio_video.as-from-rss.json
index f2ac7c3a..624f8a52 100644
--- a/granary/tests/testdata/feed_with_audio_video.as-from-rss.json
+++ b/granary/tests/testdata/feed_with_audio_video.as-from-rss.json
@@ -21,7 +21,14 @@
     "duration": 328,
     "size": 7770000
   }],
-  "author": {"displayName": "-"}
+  "author": {
+    "displayName": "Stuff",
+    "image": [{
+      "url": "http://example.com/martin/image"
+    }],
+    "summary": "some stuff by meee",
+    "url": "http://site/"
+  }
 },
 {
   "id": "http://vidjo/post",
@@ -43,5 +50,12 @@
     "duration": 428,
     "size": 8880000
   }],
-  "author": {"displayName": "-"}
+  "author": {
+    "displayName": "Stuff",
+    "image": [{
+      "url": "http://example.com/martin/image"
+    }],
+    "summary": "some stuff by meee",
+    "url": "http://site/"
+  }
 }]
diff --git a/granary/tests/testdata/feed_with_note.as-from-rss.json b/granary/tests/testdata/feed_with_note.as-from-rss.json
index 961049eb..478166d6 100644
--- a/granary/tests/testdata/feed_with_note.as-from-rss.json
+++ b/granary/tests/testdata/feed_with_note.as-from-rss.json
@@ -4,5 +4,12 @@
   "objectType": "note",
   "content": "something i have to say. and just long enough that it has to be ellipsized.\n<p>\n<a class=\"link\" href=\"http://a/note\">\n<img alt=\"\" class=\"u-photo\" src=\"http://pic/1\" />\n</a>\n</p>\n<p>\n<a class=\"link\" href=\"http://a/note\">\n<img alt=\"\" class=\"u-photo\" src=\"http://pic/2\" />\n</a>\n</p>",
   "published": "2012-12-04T00:00:00+00:00",
-  "author": {"displayName": "-"}
+  "author": {
+    "displayName": "Stuff",
+    "image": [{
+      "url": "http://example.com/martin/image"
+    }],
+    "summary": "some stuff by meee",
+    "url": "http://site/"
+  }
 }]