diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ecd6009b6..150d81008 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,3 +12,5 @@ todo.md
 startDB.bat
 startMViewer.bat
 .vscode
+
+coverage
diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 3e6216607..10899a485 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -61,6 +61,16 @@ pre {
 ## changelog
 For a full record of development, visit our [Github Page](https://github.com/naturalcrit/homebrewery).
 
+### Saturday 18/02/2023 - v3.6.1
+{{taskList
+##### G-Ambatte
+
+* [x] Fix users not being removed from Authors list correctly
+
+Fixes issues [#2674](https://github.com/naturalcrit/homebrewery/issues/2674)
+}}
+
+
 ### Friday 23/01/2023 - v3.6.0
 {{taskList
 ##### calculuschild
diff --git a/server/homebrew.api.js b/server/homebrew.api.js
index f531bdcf9..6f5fcb1ef 100644
--- a/server/homebrew.api.js
+++ b/server/homebrew.api.js
@@ -317,8 +317,7 @@ If you believe you should have access to this brew, ask the file owner to invite
 					brew.textBin = zlib.deflateRawSync(brew.text);
 					brew.text = undefined;
 				}
-
-				// Otherwise, save the brew with updated author list
+				brew.markModified('authors'); //Mongo will not properly update arrays without markModified()
 				await brew.save()
 					.catch((err)=>{
 						throw { status: 500, message: err };
diff --git a/server/homebrew.api.spec.js b/server/homebrew.api.spec.js
index 22f80155c..3f3eb9794 100644
--- a/server/homebrew.api.spec.js
+++ b/server/homebrew.api.spec.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ describe('Tests for api', ()=>{
 	let modelBrew;
 	let saveFunc;
 	let removeFunc;
+	let markModifiedFunc;
 	let saved;
 
 	beforeEach(()=>{
@@ -20,15 +21,18 @@ describe('Tests for api', ()=>{
 			return saved;
 		});
 		removeFunc = jest.fn(async function() {});
+		markModifiedFunc = jest.fn(()=>true);
 
 		modelBrew = (brew)=>({
 			...brew,
-			save     : saveFunc,
-			remove   : removeFunc,
-			toObject : function() {
+			save         : saveFunc,
+			remove       : removeFunc,
+			markModified : markModifiedFunc,
+			toObject     : function() {
 				delete this.save;
 				delete this.toObject;
 				delete this.remove;
+				delete this.markModified;
 				return this;
 			}
 		});
@@ -627,6 +631,7 @@ brew`);
 			await api.deleteBrew(req, res);
 
 			expect(api.getBrew).toHaveBeenCalled();
+			expect(markModifiedFunc).toHaveBeenCalled();
 			expect(model.findOne).toHaveBeenCalled();
 			expect(removeFunc).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 			expect(saveFunc).toHaveBeenCalled();
@@ -716,6 +721,7 @@ brew`);
 			await api.deleteBrew(req, res);
 
 			expect(api.getBrew).toHaveBeenCalled();
+			expect(markModifiedFunc).toHaveBeenCalled();
 			expect(model.findOne).toHaveBeenCalled();
 			expect(removeFunc).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 			expect(api.deleteGoogleBrew).toHaveBeenCalled();