diff --git a/lib/MetaCPAN/Web/Controller/Author.pm b/lib/MetaCPAN/Web/Controller/Author.pm
index 77a8c7b691..4a192ca639 100644
--- a/lib/MetaCPAN/Web/Controller/Author.pm
+++ b/lib/MetaCPAN/Web/Controller/Author.pm
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ sub releases : Chained('root') PathPart Args(0) {
         = $c->model('API::Release')->all_by_author( $id, $size, $page );
 
     my ( $author, $releases ) = ( $author_cv->recv, $releases_cv->recv );
+    $c->detach('/not_found') unless ( $author->{pauseid} );
 
     my @releases = map { $_->{fields} } @{ $releases->{hits}->{hits} };
 
diff --git a/t/controller/author.t b/t/controller/author.t
index 707c654f26..515b61d93c 100644
--- a/t/controller/author.t
+++ b/t/controller/author.t
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ test_psgi app, sub {
     is( $res->code, 404, 'code 404' );
     ok( $res = $cb->( GET '/author/perler' ), 'GET /author/perler' );
     is( $res->code, 301, 'code 301' );
+    is(
+        $res->header('Location'),
+        'http://localhost/author/PERLER',
+        '301 target'
+    );
     ok( $res = $cb->( GET '/author/PERLER' ), 'GET /author/PERLER' );
     is( $res->code, 200, 'code 200' );
     my $tx = tx($res);
@@ -19,6 +24,21 @@ test_psgi app, sub {
 
     ok( $res = $cb->( GET $release), "GET $release" );
     is( $res->code, 200, 'code 200' );
+
+    ok( $res = $cb->( GET '/author/DOESNTEXIST/releases' ),
+        'GET /author/DOESNTEXIST/releases' );
+    is( $res->code, 404, 'code 404' );
+    ok( $res = $cb->( GET '/author/perler/releases' ),
+        'GET /author/perler/releases' );
+    is( $res->code, 301, 'code 301' );
+    is(
+        $res->header('Location'),
+        'http://localhost/author/PERLER/releases',
+        '301 target'
+    );
+    ok( $res = $cb->( GET '/author/PERLER/releases' ),
+        'GET /author/PERLER/releases' );
+    is( $res->code, 200, 'code 200' );
 };
 
 done_testing;