diff --git a/src/locales/en.json b/src/locales/en.json
index 986642055..043929e47 100644
--- a/src/locales/en.json
+++ b/src/locales/en.json
@@ -96,8 +96,7 @@
   "timeslider.month.october": "October",
   "timeslider.month.november": "November",
   "timeslider.month.december": "December",
-  "timeslider.unnamedauthor": "{{num}} unnamed author",
-  "timeslider.unnamedauthors": "{{num}} unnamed authors",
+  "timeslider.unnamedauthors": "{{num}} unnamed {[plural(num) one: author, other: authors ]}",
   "pad.savedrevs.marked": "This revision is now marked as a saved revision",
   "pad.userlist.entername": "Enter your name",
   "pad.userlist.unnamed": "unnamed",
diff --git a/src/static/js/broadcast_slider.js b/src/static/js/broadcast_slider.js
index 9427c1914..73f352f86 100644
--- a/src/static/js/broadcast_slider.js
+++ b/src/static/js/broadcast_slider.js
@@ -198,11 +198,7 @@ function loadBroadcastSliderJS(fireWhenAllScriptsAreLoaded)
       });
       if (numAnonymous > 0)
       {
-        var anonymousAuthorString;
-        if(numAnonymous == 1)
-          anonymousAuthorString = html10n.get("timeslider.unnamedauthor", { num: numAnonymous });
-        else
-          anonymousAuthorString = html10n.get("timeslider.unnamedauthors", { num: numAnonymous });
+        var anonymousAuthorString = html10n.get("timeslider.unnamedauthors", { num: numAnonymous });
         
         if (numNamed !== 0){
           authorsList.append(' + ' + anonymousAuthorString);