diff --git a/openlibrary/catalog/add_book/load_book.py b/openlibrary/catalog/add_book/load_book.py
index e47cb6e7792..958dcafb952 100644
--- a/openlibrary/catalog/add_book/load_book.py
+++ b/openlibrary/catalog/add_book/load_book.py
@@ -236,11 +236,11 @@ def remove_author_honorifics(name: str) -> str:
         (
             honorific
             for honorific in HONORIFICS
-            if name.casefold().startswith(honorific)
+            if name.casefold().startswith(f"{honorific} ")  # Note the trailing space.
         ),
         None,
     ):
-        return name[len(honorific) :].lstrip() or name
+        return name[len(f"{honorific} ") :].lstrip() or name
 
     return name
 
diff --git a/openlibrary/catalog/add_book/tests/test_load_book.py b/openlibrary/catalog/add_book/tests/test_load_book.py
index 5948ee23267..f95276283a9 100644
--- a/openlibrary/catalog/add_book/tests/test_load_book.py
+++ b/openlibrary/catalog/add_book/tests/test_load_book.py
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ def add_three_existing_authors(self, mock_site):
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
         ["name", "expected"],
         [
+            ("Drake von Drake", "Drake von Drake"),
             ("Dr. Seuss", "Dr. Seuss"),
             ("dr. Seuss", "dr. Seuss"),
             ("Dr Seuss", "Dr Seuss"),