diff --git a/lib/contributors.js b/lib/contributors.js
index 60107475..b0ca6402 100644
--- a/lib/contributors.js
+++ b/lib/contributors.js
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ const ElasticQueryBrowseBuilder = require('./elasticsearch/elastic-query-browse-
 const BROWSE_INDEX = process.env.BROWSE_INDEX
 
 const parseNameAndRole = (delimitedString) => {
-  if (!delimitedString.includes('|')) {
+  if (!delimitedString.includes('||')) {
     return { name: delimitedString, role: null }
   }
-  const [name, role] = delimitedString.split('|')
+  const [name, role] = delimitedString.split('||')
   return { name, role }
 }