diff --git a/client/pages/item/_id/index.vue b/client/pages/item/_id/index.vue
index 902b6835..176725b9 100644
--- a/client/pages/item/_id/index.vue
+++ b/client/pages/item/_id/index.vue
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ export default {
     }
 
     // Include episode downloads for podcasts
-    var item = await app.$axios.$get(`/api/items/${params.id}?expanded=1&include=authors,downloads,rssfeed`).catch((error) => {
+    var item = await app.$axios.$get(`/api/items/${params.id}?expanded=1&include=downloads,rssfeed`).catch((error) => {
       console.error('Failed', error)
       return false
     })
diff --git a/server/controllers/AuthorController.js b/server/controllers/AuthorController.js
index 052c62b8..3b91105c 100644
--- a/server/controllers/AuthorController.js
+++ b/server/controllers/AuthorController.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-
+const sequelize = require('sequelize')
 const fs = require('../libs/fsExtra')
 const { createNewSortInstance } = require('../libs/fastSort')
 
@@ -93,7 +93,18 @@ class AuthorController {
     const authorNameUpdate = payload.name !== undefined && payload.name !== req.author.name
 
     // Check if author name matches another author and merge the authors
-    const existingAuthor = authorNameUpdate ? Database.authors.find(au => au.id !== req.author.id && payload.name === au.name) : false
+    let existingAuthor = null
+    if (authorNameUpdate) {
+      const author = await Database.authorModel.findOne({
+        where: {
+          id: {
+            [sequelize.Op.not]: req.author.id
+          },
+          name: payload.name
+        }
+      })
+      existingAuthor = author?.getOldAuthor()
+    }
     if (existingAuthor) {
       const bookAuthorsToCreate = []
       const itemsWithAuthor = await Database.libraryItemModel.getForAuthor(req.author)
diff --git a/server/controllers/LibraryItemController.js b/server/controllers/LibraryItemController.js
index ec57000c..657c3615 100644
--- a/server/controllers/LibraryItemController.js
+++ b/server/controllers/LibraryItemController.js
@@ -12,7 +12,15 @@ const { getAudioMimeTypeFromExtname } = require('../utils/fileUtils')
 class LibraryItemController {
   constructor() { }
 
-  // Example expand with authors: api/items/:id?expanded=1&include=authors
+  /**
+   * GET: /api/items/:id
+   * Optional query params:
+   * ?include=progress,rssfeed,downloads
+   * ?expanded=1
+   * 
+   * @param {import('express').Request} req 
+   * @param {import('express').Response} res 
+   */
   async findOne(req, res) {
     const includeEntities = (req.query.include || '').split(',')
     if (req.query.expanded == 1) {
@@ -29,17 +37,7 @@ class LibraryItemController {
         item.rssFeed = feedData?.toJSONMinified() || null
       }
 
-      if (item.mediaType == 'book') {
-        if (includeEntities.includes('authors')) {
-          item.media.metadata.authors = item.media.metadata.authors.map(au => {
-            var author = Database.authors.find(_au => _au.id === au.id)
-            if (!author) return null
-            return {
-              ...author
-            }
-          }).filter(au => au)
-        }
-      } else if (includeEntities.includes('downloads')) {
+      if (item.mediaType === 'podcast' && includeEntities.includes('downloads')) {
         const downloadsInQueue = this.podcastManager.getEpisodeDownloadsInQueue(req.libraryItem.id)
         item.episodeDownloadsQueued = downloadsInQueue.map(d => d.toJSONForClient())
         if (this.podcastManager.currentDownload?.libraryItemId === req.libraryItem.id) {