diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 4d78548..e0ab0e2 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Contributors
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 * AG Projects
 * Chris AtLee
-* R. Tyler Ballance
+* R\. Tyler Ballance
 * Denis Bilenko
 * Mike Barton
 * Patrick Carlisle