diff --git a/html/watch.ejs b/html/watch.ejs
index dc4c8ee0..ef688029 100644
--- a/html/watch.ejs
+++ b/html/watch.ejs
@@ -488,6 +488,7 @@ button:hover, a:hover {
   <!-- custom video player for poke -->
   <!-- uses player_ias.vflset/en_US/base.js -->
   <!-- helps with fetching video information too! -->
+  <script> window.authorchannelname = "<%- VideoData?.author.replace("- Topic", "") %> </script>
   <script src="/static/player-base.js?ver=0004de42&videoID=<%=VideoData.videoId%>&lang=en_us&set=player_ias.vflset&fix=t6f758&version=youtube.player.web_20250917_22_RC00"> </script>
 
   <!-- ICONS -->