diff --git a/module_citeq.lua b/module_citeq.lua
index e08d61e..3d8f765 100644
--- a/module_citeq.lua
+++ b/module_citeq.lua
@@ -862,44 +862,39 @@ local function _cite_q (citeq_args)
 	for i, author in pairs(names.authors or {}) do
 		-- mw.logObject(author)
 		if not author.last and i <= (tonumber(citeq_args['display-authors']) or author_count) then
-			if author.qid then
+			if author.qid then  -- checks for author (P50) vs. author name string (P2093)
 				-- ignore anonymous or non-humans
 				if author.human then
 					table.insert(missing_names, string.format (cfg.i18n_t.errors.missing_name, author.label, 'author', author.qid));
+					tableset_add(opt_cat, cfg.i18n_t.trackingcats['missing-author-first-last-names'])
 				end
 			else
+				tableset_add(opt_cat, cfg.i18n_t.trackingcats['missing-authorstring-first-last-names'])
 				table.insert(missing_names, author.label)
 			end
 		end
 	end
 	for i, editor in pairs(names.editors or {}) do
 		if not editor.last and i <= (tonumber(citeq_args['display-editors']) or editor_count) then
-			if editor.qid then
-				-- ignore anonymous or non-humans
-				if editor.human then
-					table.insert(missing_names, string.format (cfg.i18n_t.errors.missing_name, editor.label, 'editor', editor.qid));
-				end
-			else
-				table.insert(missing_names, editor.label)
+			-- ignore anonymous or non-humans
+			if editor.human then
+				table.insert(missing_names, string.format (cfg.i18n_t.errors.missing_name, editor.label, 'editor', editor.qid));
+				tableset_add(opt_cat, cfg.i18n_t.trackingcats['missing-author-first-last-names'])
 			end
 		end
 	end
 	for i, translator in pairs(names.translators or {}) do
 		if not translator.last then
-			if translator.qid then
-				-- ignore anonymous or non-humans
-				if translator.human then
-					table.insert(missing_names, string.format (cfg.i18n_t.errors.missing_name, translator.label, 'translator', translator.qid));
-				end
-			else
-				table.insert(missing_names, translator.label)
+			-- ignore anonymous or non-humans
+			if translator.human then
+				table.insert(missing_names, string.format (cfg.i18n_t.errors.missing_name, translator.label, 'translator', translator.qid));
+				tableset_add(opt_cat, cfg.i18n_t.trackingcats['missing-author-first-last-names'])
 			end
 		end
 	end
 
-	-- add category and display error if name errors found
+	-- add display error if name errors found
 	if #missing_names > 0 and not in_array('missing-author-first-last-names', opt_cat) then
-		tableset_add(opt_cat, cfg.i18n_t.trackingcats['missing-author-first-last-names'])
 		-- TODO: format and i18n this string
 		cq_errors = cq_errors .. ' <span class="error" style="font-size:inherit"><code class="cs1-code">{{[[Template:Cite Q|Cite Q]]}}</code>: Missing first/last names in Wikidata for ' .. table.concat(missing_names, ', ') .. ' ([[Template:Cite Q#Error messages|help]])</span> '
 	end
diff --git a/module_citeq_config.lua b/module_citeq_config.lua
index 65c4512..d9d936a 100644
--- a/module_citeq_config.lua
+++ b/module_citeq_config.lua
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ local i18n_t = {
 		["unknown-author"] = "", -- [[Category:Cite Q - author unknown]] removed as misplaced; someone is welcome to restore it if it is placed outside of the template parameter value
 		["unknown-template"] = "[[Category:Cite Q - template unknown]]",
 		["missing-author-first-last-names"] = "[[Category:Cite Q - authors with missing given and family names]]",
+		["missing-authorstring-first-last-names"] = "[[Category:Cite Q - author name strings with missing given and family names]]",
 		["supplied-ref"] = "[[Category:Cite Q - supplied citeref does not match]]",
 	},
 }