diff --git a/docs/contribute.rst b/docs/contribute.rst
index e33f8ab4..3960b3f9 100644
--- a/docs/contribute.rst
+++ b/docs/contribute.rst
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ To do so, you can use the 2 following commands::
 
     $ pelican -o tests/output/custom/ -s samples/pelican.conf.py \
         samples/content/
-    $ pelican -o tests/output/basic/ samples/content/
+    $ USER="Dummy Author" pelican -o tests/output/basic/ samples/content/
 
 Coding standards
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