diff --git a/plugins/hg4idea/src/org/zmlx/hg4idea/util/HgUtil.java b/plugins/hg4idea/src/org/zmlx/hg4idea/util/HgUtil.java
index 9667cb8ae4a8..0c09759898e5 100644
--- a/plugins/hg4idea/src/org/zmlx/hg4idea/util/HgUtil.java
+++ b/plugins/hg4idea/src/org/zmlx/hg4idea/util/HgUtil.java
@@ -648,13 +648,10 @@ public abstract class HgUtil {
     }
     // vasya.pupkin@email.com || <vasya.pupkin@email.com>
     else if (!authorString.contains(" ") && startDomainIndex > 0) { //simple e-mail check. john@localhost
+      userName = "";
       if (startEmailIndex >= 0 && startDomainIndex > startEmailIndex && startDomainIndex < endEmailIndex) {
-        // <vasya.pupkin@email.com> --> vasya.pupkin, vasya.pupkin@email.com
-        userName = authorString.substring(startEmailIndex + 1, startDomainIndex).trim();
         email = authorString.substring(startEmailIndex + 1, endEmailIndex).trim();
       } else {
-        // vasya.pupkin@email.com --> vasya.pupkin, vasya.pupkin@email.com
-        userName = authorString.substring(0, startDomainIndex).trim();
         email = authorString;
       }
     }
diff --git a/plugins/hg4idea/testSrc/org/zmlx/hg4idea/log/HgLogParseTest.java b/plugins/hg4idea/testSrc/org/zmlx/hg4idea/log/HgLogParseTest.java
index 441f5345ee0c..7ca67dd0681e 100644
--- a/plugins/hg4idea/testSrc/org/zmlx/hg4idea/log/HgLogParseTest.java
+++ b/plugins/hg4idea/testSrc/org/zmlx/hg4idea/log/HgLogParseTest.java
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ public class HgLogParseTest {
                  new Couple<String>("Vasya Pavlovich Pupkin", "asdasd@localhost"));
     assertEquals(HgUtil.parseUserNameAndEmail("Vasya Pavlovich Pupkin"), new Couple<String>("Vasya Pavlovich Pupkin", ""));
     assertEquals(HgUtil.parseUserNameAndEmail("vasya.pupkin@localhost.com"),
-                 new Couple<String>("vasya.pupkin", "vasya.pupkin@localhost.com"));
+                 new Couple<String>("", "vasya.pupkin@localhost.com"));
     assertEquals(HgUtil.parseUserNameAndEmail("<vasya.pupkin@localhost.com>"),
-                 new Couple<String>("vasya.pupkin", "vasya.pupkin@localhost.com"));
+                 new Couple<String>("", "vasya.pupkin@localhost.com"));
     assertEquals(HgUtil.parseUserNameAndEmail("<vasya@localhost.com>"),
-                 new Couple<String>("vasya", "vasya@localhost.com"));
+                 new Couple<String>("", "vasya@localhost.com"));
     assertEquals(HgUtil.parseUserNameAndEmail("Vasya <vas@localhost.com>"),
                  new Couple<String>("Vasya", "vas@localhost.com"));
   }