diff --git a/config/vufind/SearchApiRecordFields.yaml b/config/vufind/SearchApiRecordFields.yaml
index 3d50d733824..399fe6d39d8 100644
--- a/config/vufind/SearchApiRecordFields.yaml
+++ b/config/vufind/SearchApiRecordFields.yaml
@@ -15,11 +15,9 @@ authors:
   vufind.method: getDeduplicatedAuthors
   vufind.default: true
   description: >-
-    Deduplicated author information including main, corporate and secondary
+    Deduplicated author information including primary, corporate and secondary
     authors
-  type: array
-  items:
-    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Authors'
+  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Authors'
 awards:
   vufind.method: getAwards
   description: Award notes
diff --git a/themes/root/templates/searchapi/openapi.phtml b/themes/root/templates/searchapi/openapi.phtml
index f21a88d059f..7cc53b47552 100644
--- a/themes/root/templates/searchapi/openapi.phtml
+++ b/themes/root/templates/searchapi/openapi.phtml
@@ -235,8 +235,8 @@
             "Authors": {
                 "type": "object",
                 "properties": {
-                    "main": {
-                        "description": "Main authors",
+                    "primary": {
+                        "description": "Primary authors",
                         "type": "array",
                         "items": {
                             "$ref": "#/components/schemas/AuthorWithRoles"