diff --git a/archive.php b/archive.php
index 9542a31e..812c1d0a 100644
--- a/archive.php
+++ b/archive.php
@@ -25,16 +25,9 @@ get_header(); ?>
 								printf( __( 'Tag Archives: %s', '_s' ), '<span>' . single_tag_title( '', false ) . '</span>' );
 
 							} elseif ( is_author() ) {
-								/* Queue the first post, that way we know
-								 * what author we're dealing with (if that is the case).
-								*/
-								the_post();
-								printf( __( 'Author Archives: %s', '_s' ), '<span class="vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="' . get_author_posts_url( get_the_author_meta( "ID" ) ) . '" title="' . esc_attr( get_the_author() ) . '" rel="me">' . get_the_author() . '</a></span>' );
-								/* Since we called the_post() above, we need to
-								 * rewind the loop back to the beginning that way
-								 * we can run the loop properly, in full.
-								 */
-								rewind_posts();
+								// Get the queried author data.
+								$author = get_queried_object();
+								printf( __( 'Author Archives: %s', '_s' ), '<span class="vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="' . esc_url( get_author_posts_url( $author->ID ) ) . '" title="' . esc_attr( $author->display_name ) . '" rel="me">' . esc_html( $author->display_name ) . '</a></span>' );
 
 							} elseif ( is_day() ) {
 								printf( __( 'Daily Archives: %s', '_s' ), '<span>' . get_the_date() . '</span>' );