diff --git a/joss/paper.md b/joss/paper.md
index 548363587..e56a3b437 100644
--- a/joss/paper.md
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@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ authors:
   affiliation: 12
 - name: Ricardo Valles Blanco
   affiliation: 6
-- name: 
 affiliations:
 - name: DIRAC Institute, Department of Astronomy, University of Washington, 3910 15th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98195
   index: 1