diff --git a/defines.php b/defines.php
index 5cdcdda3..a0cc1409 100644
--- a/defines.php
+++ b/defines.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 defined('ABSPATH') or die('No direct script access allowed.');
 
 if (!defined('PP_AUTHORS_VERSION')) {
-    define('PP_AUTHORS_VERSION', '3.6.1');
+    define('PP_AUTHORS_VERSION', '3.6.2');
     define('PP_AUTHORS_FILE', 'publishpress-authors/publishpress-authors.php');
     define('PP_AUTHORS_BASE_PATH', plugin_dir_path(__DIR__ . '/publishpress-authors.php'));
     define('PP_AUTHORS_MODULES_PATH', PP_AUTHORS_BASE_PATH . 'src/modules/');
diff --git a/publishpress-authors.php b/publishpress-authors.php
index 19d85125..d2dc677d 100644
--- a/publishpress-authors.php
+++ b/publishpress-authors.php
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * Description: PublishPress Authors allows you to add multiple authors and guest authors to WordPress posts
  * Author:      PublishPress
  * Author URI:  https://publishpress.com
- * Version: 3.6.1
+ * Version: 3.6.2
  * Text Domain: publishpress-authors
  *
  * ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index 9cf6fdce..c3d29e1a 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Tags: multiple authors, authors, guest authors, author fields, author layouts
 Requires at least: 4.7
 Requires PHP: 5.6
 Tested up to: 5.5
-Stable tag: 3.6.0
+Stable tag: 3.6.2
 License: GPLv2 or later
 License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
 
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ There are two ways to install the PublishPress Authors plugin:
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning v2.0.0](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+= [3.6.2] - 2020-09-03 =
+
+* Fixed: Fix error "Call to a member function get_error_message() on boolean", a regression bug result of the recent updates, #221;
+
 = [3.6.1] - 2020-09-03 =
 
 * Fixed: Fix admin notice for Co-Authors Plus displaying even when the plugin is not installed;
diff --git a/src/core/Classes/Objects/Author.php b/src/core/Classes/Objects/Author.php
index 21e94d0a..6f7edb08 100644
--- a/src/core/Classes/Objects/Author.php
+++ b/src/core/Classes/Objects/Author.php
@@ -468,8 +468,6 @@ public function __get($attribute)
         }
 
         if (is_wp_error($return)) {
-            $return = false;
-
             error_log(
                 sprintf(
                     '[PublishPress Authors] Error found while getting author\'s %s attribute (term_id = %d): %s',
@@ -478,6 +476,8 @@ public function __get($attribute)
                     $return->get_error_message()
                 )
             );
+
+            $return = false;
         }
 
         $return = apply_filters('publishpress_authors_author_attribute', $return, $this->term_id, $attribute);