diff --git a/authors.txt b/authors.txt
index 418df457ec..902234a5e1 100644
--- a/authors.txt
+++ b/authors.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 OpenLayers contributors:
+Howard Butler
 Bertil Chaupis                                                               
 Jeff Dege
 Schuyler Erle