diff --git a/.github/workflows/formal.yml b/.github/workflows/formal.yml
index 0d64f6e26d..6511ad59ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/formal.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/formal.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,14 @@ jobs:
               RET=1
             fi
 
+            author="$(git show -s --format=%aN $commit)"
+            if echo $author | grep -q '\S\+\s\+\S\+'; then
+              success "Author name ($author) seems ok"
+            else
+              err "Author name ($author) need to be your real name 'firstname lastname'"
+              RET=1
+            fi
+
             subject="$(git show -s --format=%s $commit)"
             if echo "$subject" | grep -q -e '^[0-9A-Za-z,+/_-]\+: ' -e '^Revert ' -e '^CONTRIBUTING.md' -e '^README.md'; then
               success "Commit subject line seems ok ($subject)"