diff --git a/fabrictestbed/fabric_manager.py b/fabrictestbed/fabric_manager.py
index d703e39..dcf78f1 100644
--- a/fabrictestbed/fabric_manager.py
+++ b/fabrictestbed/fabric_manager.py
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ def create_artifact(self, artifact_title: str, description_short: str, descripti
                                          description_long=description_long,
                                          tags=tags,
                                          visibility=visibility,
-                                         authors=authors, project_id=self.project_id)
+                                         authors=author_ids, project_id=self.project_id)
             return artifact
 
         except Exception as e: