2 files changed, 18 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/document-to-html.js b/lib/document-to-html.js
index eb7c8e1..bc61e34 100644
--- a/lib/document-to-html.js
+++ b/lib/document-to-html.js
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ function DocumentConversion(options, comments) {
         return findHtmlPath(reference, htmlPaths.ignore).wrap(function() {
             var comment = comments[reference.commentId];
             var count = referencedComments.length + 1;
-            var label = "[" + comment.authorInitials + count + "]";
+            var label = "[" + commentAuthorLabel(comment) + count + "]";
             referencedComments.push({label: label, comment: comment});
             // TODO: remove duplication with note references
             return [
@@ -393,3 +393,7 @@ function walkHtml(nodes, callback) {
         }
     });
 }
+
+var commentAuthorLabel = exports.commentAuthorLabel = function commentAuthorLabel(comment) {
+    return comment.authorInitials || "";
+};
diff --git a/test/document-to-html.tests.js b/test/document-to-html.tests.js
index af08050..cc8aff5 100644
--- a/test/document-to-html.tests.js
+++ b/test/document-to-html.tests.js
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ var assert = require("assert");
 var promises = require("../lib/promises");
 
 var documents = require("../lib/documents");
-var DocumentConverter = require("../lib/document-to-html").DocumentConverter;
+var documentToHtml = require("../lib/document-to-html");
+var DocumentConverter = documentToHtml.DocumentConverter;
+var commentAuthorLabel = documentToHtml.commentAuthorLabel;
 var test = require("./test")(module);
 var htmlPaths = require("../lib/html-paths");
 var xml = require("../lib/xml");
@@ -612,3 +614,13 @@ function runOfText(text, properties) {
     var textElement = new documents.Text(text);
     return new documents.Run([textElement], properties);
 }
+
+test('when initials are not blank then comment author label is initials', function() {
+    assert.equal(commentAuthorLabel({authorInitials: "TP"}), "TP")
+});
+
+test('when initials are blank then comment author label is blank', function() {
+    assert.equal(commentAuthorLabel({authorInitials: ""}), "")
+    assert.equal(commentAuthorLabel({authorInitials: undefined}), "")
+    assert.equal(commentAuthorLabel({authorInitials: null}), "")
+});