diff --git a/csl/chicago-author-date.csl b/csl/chicago-author-date.csl
index 2b6347b914..cea3c213f4 100644
--- a/csl/chicago-author-date.csl
+++ b/csl/chicago-author-date.csl
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
   </macro>
   <macro name="author-short">
     <names variable="author">
-      <name form="verb-short" and="text" delimiter=", "/>
+      <name form="short" and="text" delimiter=", "/>
       <substitute>
 	<names variable="editor"/>
 	<names variable="translator"/>