diff --git a/src/db/events.ts b/src/db/events.ts
index d00ae2c..be46a1a 100644
--- a/src/db/events.ts
+++ b/src/db/events.ts
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ function getFilterQuery(filter: DittoFilter): EventQuery {
       : query.leftJoin('users', 'users.pubkey', 'events.pubkey').where('users.pubkey', 'is', null) as typeof query;
   }
 
-  if (filter.with_author) {
+  if (filter.with_authors) {
     // get kind 0 event associated with the `pubkey` field of the event
     query = query
       .leftJoin(
diff --git a/src/filter.ts b/src/filter.ts
index 10f0557..82c9be9 100644
--- a/src/filter.ts
+++ b/src/filter.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import type { EventData } from '@/types.ts';
 /** Custom filter interface that extends Nostr filters with extra options for Ditto. */
 interface DittoFilter<K extends number = number> extends Filter<K> {
   local?: boolean;
-  with_author?: boolean;
+  with_authors?: boolean;
 }
 
 /** Additional options to apply to the whole subscription. */