diff --git a/src/main/java/net/sf/jabref/logic/util/strings/StringUtil.java b/src/main/java/net/sf/jabref/logic/util/strings/StringUtil.java
index 5723adb309a4..5db1e62071f8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/sf/jabref/logic/util/strings/StringUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/sf/jabref/logic/util/strings/StringUtil.java
@@ -16,13 +16,11 @@
 package net.sf.jabref.logic.util.strings;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.StringTokenizer;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
-import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import net.sf.jabref.Globals;
 import net.sf.jabref.model.entry.Author;
@@ -648,15 +646,15 @@ public static String expandAuthorInitials(String name) {
                 }
                 for (int j = 1; j < names.length; j++) {
                     if (j == 1) {
-                        String innerNames = Arrays.stream(names[j].split(" "))
-                            .map(Author::addDotIfAbbreviation)
-                            .collect(Collectors.joining(" "));
-                        sb.append(innerNames);
-                        }
+                        sb.append(Author.addDotIfAbbreviation(names[j]));
+                    } else {
+                        sb.append(names[j]);
+                    }
                     if (j < (names.length - 1)) {
                         sb.append(", ");
                     }
                 }
+
             } else {
                 String[] names = authors[i].split(" ");
                 if (names.length > 0) {
@@ -671,6 +669,7 @@ public static String expandAuthorInitials(String name) {
                 sb.append(" and ");
             }
         }
+
         return sb.toString().trim();
     }