1 files changed, 1 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/lib/bitbucket/representation/issue.rb b/lib/bitbucket/representation/issue.rb
index 48647ad51f6..dc034c19750 100644
--- a/lib/bitbucket/representation/issue.rb
+++ b/lib/bitbucket/representation/issue.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module Bitbucket
       end
 
       def author
-        reporter.fetch('username', 'Anonymous')
+        raw.dig('reporter', 'username') || 'Anonymous'
       end
 
       def description
@@ -40,10 +40,6 @@ module Bitbucket
       def closed?
         CLOSED_STATUS.include?(raw['state'])
       end
-
-      def reporter
-        raw.fetch('reporter', {})
-      end
     end
   end
 end