diff --git a/cmd/doodad/commands/convert.go b/cmd/doodad/commands/convert.go
index b2ad7cf..75873c4 100644
--- a/cmd/doodad/commands/convert.go
+++ b/cmd/doodad/commands/convert.go
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func imageToDrawing(c *cli.Context, chroma render.Color, inputFiles []string, ou
 		if doodad.Title == "" {
 			doodad.Title = "Converted Doodad"
 		}
-		doodad.Author = native.DefaultAuthor()
+		doodad.Author = native.DefaultAuthor
 
 		// Write the first layer and gather its palette.
 		log.Info("Converting first layer to drawing and getting the palette")
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ func imageToDrawing(c *cli.Context, chroma render.Color, inputFiles []string, ou
 		if lvl.Title == "" {
 			lvl.Title = "Converted Level"
 		}
-		lvl.Author = native.DefaultAuthor()
+		lvl.Author = native.DefaultAuthor
 		palette, chunker := imageToChunker(images[0], chroma, nil, lvl.Chunker.Size)
 		lvl.Palette = palette
 		lvl.Chunker = chunker
diff --git a/cmd/doodle/main.go b/cmd/doodle/main.go
index c1b36c2..9f4082d 100644
--- a/cmd/doodle/main.go
+++ b/cmd/doodle/main.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"git.kirsle.net/SketchyMaze/doodle/pkg/log"
 	"git.kirsle.net/SketchyMaze/doodle/pkg/native"
 	"git.kirsle.net/SketchyMaze/doodle/pkg/plus/bootstrap"
+	"git.kirsle.net/SketchyMaze/doodle/pkg/plus/dpp"
 	"git.kirsle.net/SketchyMaze/doodle/pkg/shmem"
 	"git.kirsle.net/SketchyMaze/doodle/pkg/sound"
 	"git.kirsle.net/SketchyMaze/doodle/pkg/sprites"
@@ -118,6 +119,11 @@ func main() {
 	app.Action = func(c *cli.Context) error {
 		log.Info("Starting %s %s", app.Name, app.Version)
 
+		// Print registration information, + also this sets the DefaultAuthor field.
+		if reg, err := dpp.Driver.GetRegistration(); err == nil {
+			log.Info("Registered to %s", reg.Name)
+		}
+
 		// --chdir into a different working directory? e.g. for Flatpak especially.
 		if doodlePath := c.String("chdir"); doodlePath != "" {
 			if err := os.Chdir(doodlePath); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/editor_scene.go b/pkg/editor_scene.go
index bdb10d7..d69e82d 100644
--- a/pkg/editor_scene.go
+++ b/pkg/editor_scene.go
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ func (s *EditorScene) SaveLevel(filename string) error {
 		m.Title = "Alpha"
 	}
 	if m.Author == "" {
-		m.Author = native.DefaultAuthor()
+		m.Author = native.DefaultAuthor
 	}
 
 	m.Palette = s.UI.Canvas.Palette
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ func (s *EditorScene) SaveDoodad(filename string) error {
 		d.Title = "Untitled Doodad"
 	}
 	if d.Author == "" {
-		d.Author = native.DefaultAuthor()
+		d.Author = native.DefaultAuthor
 	}
 
 	// TODO: is this copying necessary?
diff --git a/pkg/level/types.go b/pkg/level/types.go
index e32b536..efece3b 100644
--- a/pkg/level/types.go
+++ b/pkg/level/types.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func New() *Level {
 		Base: Base{
 			Version: 1,
 			Title:   "Untitled",
-			Author:  native.DefaultAuthor(),
+			Author:  native.DefaultAuthor,
 			Files:   NewFileSystem(),
 		},
 		Chunker: NewChunker(balance.ChunkSize),
diff --git a/pkg/native/username.go b/pkg/native/username.go
index 2316f58..30150ca 100644
--- a/pkg/native/username.go
+++ b/pkg/native/username.go
@@ -2,28 +2,9 @@ package native
 
 import (
 	"os"
-
-	"git.kirsle.net/SketchyMaze/doodle/pkg/plus/dpp"
 )
 
-var USER string = os.Getenv("USER")
-
-/*
-DefaultAuthor will return the local user's name to be the default Author
-for levels and doodads they create.
-
-If they have registered the game, use the name from their license JWT token.
-
-Otherwise fall back to their native operating system user.
-*/
-func DefaultAuthor() string {
-	// Are we registered? TODO: get from registration
-	if dpp.Driver.IsRegistered() {
-		if reg, err := dpp.Driver.GetRegistration(); err == nil {
-			return reg.Name
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Return OS username
-	return os.Getenv("USER")
-}
+var (
+	USER          string = os.Getenv("USER")
+	DefaultAuthor        = USER
+)
diff --git a/pkg/plus/dpp/plus_dpp.go b/pkg/plus/dpp/plus_dpp.go
index 9a3a69b..9bc4bc4 100644
--- a/pkg/plus/dpp/plus_dpp.go
+++ b/pkg/plus/dpp/plus_dpp.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"git.kirsle.net/SketchyMaze/doodle/pkg/filesystem"
 	"git.kirsle.net/SketchyMaze/doodle/pkg/level"
 	"git.kirsle.net/SketchyMaze/doodle/pkg/levelpack"
+	"git.kirsle.net/SketchyMaze/doodle/pkg/native"
 	"git.kirsle.net/SketchyMaze/doodle/pkg/plus"
 	"git.kirsle.net/SketchyMaze/dpp/embedding"
 	"git.kirsle.net/SketchyMaze/dpp/license"
@@ -46,11 +47,19 @@ func (Plugin) UploadLicenseFile(filename string) (plus.Registration, error) {
 
 // Hack: to translate JWT token types, easiest is to just encode/decode them (inner jwt.StandardClaims complexity).
 func translateLicenseStruct(reg license.Registration) (plus.Registration, error) {
-	jsonStr, err := json.Marshal(reg)
+	// Set the DefaultAuthor to the registered user's name.
+	if reg.Name != "" {
+		native.DefaultAuthor = reg.Name
+	}
+
+	// Marshal to JSON and back to cast the type.
+	var (
+		result       plus.Registration
+		jsonStr, err = json.Marshal(reg)
+	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return plus.Registration{}, err
 	}
-	var result plus.Registration
 	err = json.Unmarshal(jsonStr, &result)
 	return result, err
 }
diff --git a/pkg/plus/dpp/plus_foss.go b/pkg/plus/dpp/plus_foss.go
index 0a00b2d..f122399 100644
--- a/pkg/plus/dpp/plus_foss.go
+++ b/pkg/plus/dpp/plus_foss.go
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ var ErrNotImplemented = errors.New("not implemented")
 type Plugin struct{}
 
 func (Plugin) LoadFromEmbeddable(filename string, fs filesystem.Embeddable, force bool) (*doodads.Doodad, error) {
-	return doodads.LoadFile(filename)
+	if result, err := doodads.LoadFile(filename); err != nil {
+		return nil, plus.ErrRegisteredFeature
+	} else {
+		return result, nil
+	}
 }
 
 func (Plugin) IsRegistered() bool {