diff --git a/client/components/modals/authors/EditModal.vue b/client/components/modals/authors/EditModal.vue
index 7ac5dc74c..3256629cb 100644
--- a/client/components/modals/authors/EditModal.vue
+++ b/client/components/modals/authors/EditModal.vue
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
             <ui-text-input v-model="imageUrl" :placeholder="$strings.LabelImageURLFromTheWeb" class="h-9 w-full" @input="onUrlInput" />
             <label class="ml-2 sm:ml-3 w-24 h-9 flex items-center justify-center bg-gray-700 text-white rounded cursor-pointer hover:bg-gray-600">
               <input type="file" accept="image/*" class="hidden" @change="onFileChange" />
-              Local
+              {{ $strings.ButtonUpload || 'Local' }}
             </label>
             <ui-btn color="bg-success" type="submit" :padding-x="4" :disabled="!imageUrl && !selectedFile" class="ml-2 sm:ml-3 w-24 h-9">{{ $strings.ButtonSubmit }}</ui-btn>
             <ui-btn v-if="selectedFile || previewUrl" type="button" color="bg-error" class="ml-2 sm:ml-3 w-24 h-9" small @click="clearSelection">{{ $strings.ButtonCancel }}</ui-btn>
diff --git a/server/controllers/AuthorController.js b/server/controllers/AuthorController.js
index aeb391b56..4cec9d79c 100644
--- a/server/controllers/AuthorController.js
+++ b/server/controllers/AuthorController.js
@@ -276,14 +276,21 @@ class AuthorController {
     // 1. File upload (express-fileupload)
     if (req.files && req.files.image) {
       const uploadedFile = req.files.image
-      const uploadsDir = Path.join(global.MetadataPath, 'uploads')
+      const uploadsDir = Path.join(global.MetadataPath, 'authors')
       
       if (!fs.existsSync(uploadsDir)) {
         fs.mkdirSync(uploadsDir, { recursive: true })
       }
-      const uniqueSuffix = Date.now() + '-' + Math.round(Math.random() * 1e9)
-      const fileName = 'image-' + uniqueSuffix + Path.extname(uploadedFile.name)
+      
+      // Use author ID as filename instead of random suffix
+      const fileName = `${req.author.id}${Path.extname(uploadedFile.name)}`
       const filePath = Path.join(uploadsDir, fileName)
+      
+      // Remove existing file if it exists
+      if (fs.existsSync(filePath)) {
+        fs.unlinkSync(filePath)
+      }
+      
       await uploadedFile.mv(filePath)
       imagePath = filePath
     }