diff --git a/simple.yml b/simple.yml
index 42e93e204b6ef344b3ab0921e2300dbf0fdd62b1..d2b79ae619a6b4173c971c57bfca789184125ab0 100644
--- a/simple.yml
+++ b/simple.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ parameterset:
         separator: none
         _: 1.0
       - name: authors
-        _: jayesh, andreas
+        separator: none
+        _: \"jayesh, andreas\"
 step:
   - name: execute
     use: