diff --git a/scripts/copyright b/scripts/copyright
index a461b54c..2401f4aa 100755
--- a/scripts/copyright
+++ b/scripts/copyright
@@ -15,7 +15,12 @@ Copyright (C) 2015-2018
 
 EOF
 
-git log $1 | grep Author | sort -u >> message
+git log $1 | grep Author > gitauth
+grep 'Author: '  $1 > fileauth
+
+cat gitauth fileauth | sort -u >> message
+
+rm gitauth fileauth
 
 cat >> message <<EOF