diff --git a/binocular-frontend/src/visualizations/merge-request-ownership/chart/chart.tsx b/binocular-frontend/src/visualizations/merge-request-ownership/chart/chart.tsx
index 75950ac4..497f4d9c 100644
--- a/binocular-frontend/src/visualizations/merge-request-ownership/chart/chart.tsx
+++ b/binocular-frontend/src/visualizations/merge-request-ownership/chart/chart.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import _ from 'lodash';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import BubbleChart, { Bubble } from '../../../components/BubbleChart';
-import { Author, MergeRequest } from '../../../types/dbTypes';
+import { MergeRequest } from '../../../types/dbTypes';
 import styles from '../styles.module.scss';
 
 interface Props {
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ class ChartComponent extends React.Component<Props, State> {
     categoryCount.forEach((count, assignee) => {
       const colors = ['red', 'green', 'blue', 'yellow'];
       const bubble: Bubble = {
-        x: 10 + Math.random(),
-        y: 10 + Math.random(),
+        x: 10,
+        y: 10,
         size: 50 + count,
         color: colors[Math.floor(Math.random() * (3 - 0 + 1) + 0)],
       };
@@ -110,17 +110,21 @@ class ChartComponent extends React.Component<Props, State> {
 
     for (const person of collection) {
       let authorHit = false;
+      let filter = false;
+
       for (const author of Object.keys(props.allAuthors)) {
-        const authorName = author.split('<')[0].slice(0, -1);
+        const authorName = author.split('<')[0].slice(0, -1).replace(/\s+/g, '');
+
         if (person.login === authorName) {
+          authorHit = true;
           if (props.selectedAuthors.filter((a: string) => a === author).length > 0) {
-            authorHit = true;
+            filter = !props.mergeRequestOwnershipState.config.onlyShowAuthors;
             break;
           }
         }
       }
 
-      if (!authorHit) return;
+      if (authorHit && !filter) return;
       map.set(person.login, (map.get(person.login) || 0) + 1);
     }
   }
diff --git a/binocular-frontend/src/visualizations/merge-request-ownership/config.tsx b/binocular-frontend/src/visualizations/merge-request-ownership/config.tsx
index 5e7d7776..eae1d48d 100644
--- a/binocular-frontend/src/visualizations/merge-request-ownership/config.tsx
+++ b/binocular-frontend/src/visualizations/merge-request-ownership/config.tsx
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import TabCombo from '../../components/TabCombo';
 import styles from './styles.module.scss';
-import { setCategory } from './sagas';
+import { onlyShowAuthors, setCategory } from './sagas';
 
 interface Props {
   mergeRequestOwnershipState: any;
   setCategory: (category: any) => void;
+  setOnlyShowAuthors: (value: boolean) => void;
+  onlyShowAuthors: boolean;
 }
 
 class ConfigComponent extends React.Component<Props> {
@@ -16,6 +18,10 @@ class ConfigComponent extends React.Component<Props> {
     this.props.setCategory(category);
   }
 
+  onSetOnlyShowAuthors(value) {
+    this.props.setOnlyShowAuthors(value);
+  }
+
   render() {
     return (
       <div className={styles.configContainer}>
@@ -32,6 +38,17 @@ class ConfigComponent extends React.Component<Props> {
             />
           </div>
         </div>
+        <div className={styles.field}>
+          <input
+            id="onlyShowAuthorsSwitch"
+            type="checkbox"
+            name="onlyShowAuthorsSwitch"
+            className={'switch is-rounded is-outlined is-info'}
+            value={this.props.mergeRequestOwnershipState.config.onlyShowAuthors}
+            onChange={(e) => this.onSetOnlyShowAuthors(e.target.checked)}
+          />
+          <label htmlFor="onlyShowAuthorsSwitch">Only Show Authors</label>
+        </div>
       </div>
     );
   }
@@ -44,6 +61,7 @@ const mapStateToProps = (state) => ({
 const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch /*, ownProps*/) => {
   return {
     setCategory: (category) => dispatch(setCategory(category)),
+    setOnlyShowAuthors: (value) => dispatch(onlyShowAuthors(value)),
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/binocular-frontend/src/visualizations/merge-request-ownership/reducers/config.ts b/binocular-frontend/src/visualizations/merge-request-ownership/reducers/config.ts
index b82aee5e..66bc26eb 100644
--- a/binocular-frontend/src/visualizations/merge-request-ownership/reducers/config.ts
+++ b/binocular-frontend/src/visualizations/merge-request-ownership/reducers/config.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ export default handleActions(
   {
     SET_ACTIVE_VISUALIZATIONS: (state, action) => _.assign({}, state, { visualizations: action.payload }),
     SET_CATEGORY: (state, action) => _.assign({}, state, { category: action.payload }),
+    SET_ONLY_SHOW_AUTHORS: (state, action) => _.assign({}, state, { onlyShowAuthors: action.payload }),
   },
 
-  { visualizations: [], category: 'assignees' },
+  { visualizations: [], category: 'assignees', onlyShowAuthors: false },
 );
diff --git a/binocular-frontend/src/visualizations/merge-request-ownership/sagas/index.ts b/binocular-frontend/src/visualizations/merge-request-ownership/sagas/index.ts
index 3f89d5d8..96ad7567 100644
--- a/binocular-frontend/src/visualizations/merge-request-ownership/sagas/index.ts
+++ b/binocular-frontend/src/visualizations/merge-request-ownership/sagas/index.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export const requestMergeRequestOwnershipData = createAction('REQUEST_MERGE_REQU
 export const receiveMergeRequestOwnershipData = timestampedActionFactory('RECEIVE_MERGE_REQUEST_OWNERSHIP_DATA');
 export const receiveMergeRequestOwnershipDataError = createAction('RECEIVE_MERGE_REQUEST_OWNERSHIP_DATA_ERROR');
 export const setCategory = createAction('SET_CATEGORY');
+export const onlyShowAuthors = createAction('SET_ONLY_SHOW_AUTHORS');
 
 export default function* () {
   yield* fetchMergeRequestOwnershipData();