diff --git a/lib/express/proxy.js b/lib/express/proxy.js
index b9b5ade..55ab7d0 100644
--- a/lib/express/proxy.js
+++ b/lib/express/proxy.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ proxy.on('proxyReq', (proxyReq, req) => {
 const web = (req, res) => {
   const { padId } = req.params;
   const { groupId } = parsePadId(padId);
-  api.call('createAuthor', { name: 'proxy' }).then(response => {
+  api.call('createAuthor', { name: `proxy-${padId}` }).then(response => {
     const authorId = response.authorID;
     logger.trace(ids.USER, 'created', { groupId, authorId });
     api.call('createSession', {