diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/EmailNotification.pm b/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/EmailNotification.pm
index e30f48af..b29e8532 100644
--- a/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/EmailNotification.pm
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/EmailNotification.pm
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ sub buildFinished {
 
     my ($authors, $nrCommits, $emailable_authors) = getResponsibleAuthors($build, $self->{plugins});
     my $authorList;
-    if (scalar keys %{authors} > 0) {
+    if (scalar keys %{$authors} > 0) {
         my @x = map { "$_ <$authors->{$_}>" } (sort keys %{$authors});
-        $authorList = join(" or ", scalar @x > 1 ? join(", ", @[0..scalar @x - 2]): (), $x[-1]);
+        $authorList = join(" or ", scalar @x > 1 ? join(", ", @x[0..scalar @x - 2]): (), $x[-1]);
         $addresses{$_} = { builds => [ $build ] } foreach (@{$emailable_authors});
     }