diff --git a/make_openapi_client.sh b/make_openapi_client.sh
index a3db53f..a1eab4f 100755
--- a/make_openapi_client.sh
+++ b/make_openapi_client.sh
@@ -4,13 +4,19 @@
 PYPROJECT_FILE="$(dirname "$0")/pyproject.toml"
 
 VERSION=$(grep -Po '(?<=version = ")[^"]*' "$PYPROJECT_FILE")
-NAME=$(grep -Po '(?<=name = ")[^"]*' "$PYPROJECT_FILE")
+NAME=$(grep -Po '(?<=name = ")[^"]*' "$PYPROJECT_FILE" | tr -d '\n')
 
 if [[ -z "$VERSION" || -z "$NAME" ]]; then
     echo "Error: Could not determine version or name from pyproject.toml"
     exit 1
 fi
 
+# Ensure NAME is valid (no spaces or newlines)
+if ! [[ "$NAME" =~ ^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$ ]]; then
+    echo "Error: Invalid project name detected: '$NAME'"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 echo "Using project name: $NAME"
 echo "Using version: $VERSION"
 
@@ -35,7 +41,8 @@ java -jar openapi-generator-cli.jar generate \
     -i "$(pwd)/openapi.json" \
     -o python-client/ \
     -g python \
-    --additional-properties=packageName="${NAME}client",projectName="${NAME}",packageVersion="${VERSION}"
+    --additional-properties=packageName="${NAME}client",projectName="${NAME}",packageVersion="${VERSION}" \
+    --additional-properties=authorName="Guillaume Gotthard",authorEmail="guillaume.gotthard@psi.ch"
 
 # Check if the generator succeeded
 if [[ ! -d python-client ]]; then