diff --git a/src/FeedIo/Rule/Atom/Author.php b/src/FeedIo/Rule/Atom/Author.php
index 9e4193e2..92b5d4d3 100644
--- a/src/FeedIo/Rule/Atom/Author.php
+++ b/src/FeedIo/Rule/Atom/Author.php
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ public function setProperty(NodeInterface $node, \DOMElement $element)
     {
         if ($node instanceof ItemInterface) {
           $author = $node->newAuthor();
-          $author->setName($this->getAttributeValue($element, 'name'));
-          $author->setUri($this->getAttributeValue($element, 'uri'));
-          $author->setEmail($this->getAttributeValue($element, 'email'));
+          $author->setName($this->getChildValue($element, 'name'));
+          $author->setUri($this->getChildValue($element, 'uri'));
+          $author->setEmail($this->getChildValue($element, 'email'));
           $node->setAuthor($author);
         }
 
@@ -48,13 +48,14 @@ public function createElement(\DomDocument $document, NodeInterface $node)
     {
         if ($node instanceof ItemInterface  && !is_null($node->getAuthor())) {
             $element = $document->createElement(static::NODE_NAME);
-            $element->setAttribute('name', $node->getAuthor()->getName());
-            $element->setAttribute('uri', $node->getAuthor()->getUri());
-            $element->setAttribute('email', $node->getAuthor()->getEmail());
+            $element->appendChild($document->createElement('name', $node->getAuthor()->getName()));
+            $element->appendChild($document->createElement('uri', $node->getAuthor()->getUri()));
+            $element->appendChild($document->createElement('email', $node->getAuthor()->getEmail()));
 
             return $element;
         }
 
         return;
     }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/FeedIo/RuleAbstract.php b/src/FeedIo/RuleAbstract.php
index d6252ee8..c46cd735 100644
--- a/src/FeedIo/RuleAbstract.php
+++ b/src/FeedIo/RuleAbstract.php
@@ -51,6 +51,21 @@ public function getAttributeValue(\DOMElement $element, $name)
         return;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param  \DOMElement $element
+     * @param  string      $name
+     * @return string|null
+     */
+    public function getChildValue(\DOMElement $element, $name)
+    {
+        $list = $element->getElementsByTagName($name);
+        if ( $list->length > 0 ) {
+            return $list->item(0)->nodeValue;
+        }
+
+        return;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Sets the accurate $item property according to the DomElement content
      *
diff --git a/tests/FeedIo/Rule/Atom/AuthorTest.php b/tests/FeedIo/Rule/Atom/AuthorTest.php
index bacc1dd9..a6b438ad 100644
--- a/tests/FeedIo/Rule/Atom/AuthorTest.php
+++ b/tests/FeedIo/Rule/Atom/AuthorTest.php
@@ -32,9 +32,10 @@ public function testSet()
         $document = new \DOMDocument();
 
         $author = $document->createElement('author');
-        $author->setAttribute('name', 'John Doe');
-        $author->setAttribute('uri', 'http://localhost');
-        $author->setAttribute('email', 'john@localhost');
+
+        $author->appendChild($document->createElement('name', 'John Doe'));
+        $author->appendChild($document->createElement('uri', 'http://localhost'));
+        $author->appendChild($document->createElement('email', 'john@localhost'));
 
         $this->object->setProperty($item, $author);
         $this->assertEquals('John Doe', $item->getAuthor()->getName());
@@ -42,6 +43,16 @@ public function testSet()
         $this->assertEquals('john@localhost', $item->getAuthor()->getEmail());
     }
 
+    public function testGetChildValue()
+    {
+        $document = new \DOMDocument();
+
+        $author = $document->createElement('author');
+        $author->appendChild($document->createElement('name', 'John Doe'));
+
+        $this->assertEquals('John Doe', $this->object->getChildValue($author, 'name'));
+    }
+
     public function testCreateElement()
     {
         $item = new Item();
@@ -51,11 +62,14 @@ public function testCreateElement()
         $author->setEmail('john@localhost');
         $item->setAuthor($author);
 
-        $element = $this->object->createElement(new \DOMDocument(), $item);
+        $document = new \DOMDocument();
+        $element = $this->object->createElement($document, $item);
+        $document->appendChild($element);
         $this->assertInstanceOf('\DomElement', $element);
         $this->assertEquals('author', $element->nodeName);
-        $this->assertEquals('John Doe', $element->getAttribute('name'));
-        $this->assertEquals('http://localhost', $element->getAttribute('uri'));
-        $this->assertEquals('john@localhost', $element->getAttribute('email'));
+
+        $this->assertXmlStringEqualsXmlString(
+            '<?xml version="1.0"?><author><name>John Doe</name><uri>http://localhost</uri><email>john@localhost</email></author>',
+            $document->saveXML());
     }
 }