diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 74df68fd4..c8d4b3b54 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     * Added twig filter `|field_parent` to get parent field name
 2. [](#bugfix)
     * Fixed error while deleting retina image in admin
+    * Fixed "Page Authors" field in Security tab, wrongly loading and saving the value [#3525](https://github.com/getgrav/grav/issues/3525)
 
 # v1.7.29.1
 ## 01/31/2022
diff --git a/system/blueprints/pages/partials/security.yaml b/system/blueprints/pages/partials/security.yaml
index d7619b975..26d8c7dcb 100644
--- a/system/blueprints/pages/partials/security.yaml
+++ b/system/blueprints/pages/partials/security.yaml
@@ -51,17 +51,13 @@ form:
             type: bool
 
         header.permissions.authors:
-          type: list
+          type: array
           toggleable: true
+          value_only: true
+          placeholder_value: PLUGIN_ADMIN.USERNAME
           label: PLUGIN_ADMIN.PAGE_AUTHORS
           help: PLUGIN_ADMIN.PAGE_AUTHORS_HELP
 
-          fields:
-            value:
-              type: text
-              placeholder: PLUGIN_ADMIN.USERNAME
-              style: vertical
-
         header.permissions.groups:
           ignore@: true
           type: acl_picker