diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 10f55679..463e4973 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -26,10 +26,11 @@ def setup(app):
 setup_metadata = conf['project']
 
 project = setup_metadata["name"]
-author = f'{setup_metadata["authors"][0]["name"]} <{setup_metadata["authors"][0]["email"]}>'
+primary_author = setup_metadata["authors"][0]
+author = f'{primary_author["name"]} <{primary_author["email"]}>'
 copyright = f'{datetime.now().year}, {author}'
 
-package = importlib.import_module(setup_metadata["name"])
+package = importlib.import_module(project)
 version = package.__version__.split("-", 1)[0]
 release = package.__version__
 
@@ -54,4 +55,4 @@ def setup(app):
 # Enable nitpicky mode - which ensures that all references in the docs
 # resolve.
 nitpicky = True
-nitpick_ignore = []
\ No newline at end of file
+nitpick_ignore = []