--- a/pylib/mozreview/mozreview/resources/commit_rewrite.py
+++ b/pylib/mozreview/mozreview/resources/commit_rewrite.py
@@ -67,19 +67,18 @@ class CommitRewriteResource(WebAPIResour
                 r.ship_it and
                 r.user != child_request.submitter
             ]
 
             if not reviewers and child_request.approved:
                 # This review request is approved (the repeated check is
                 # to ensure this is guaranteed if other parts of the code
                 # change) but we have an empty list of reviewers. We'll
-                # assume the author has just approved this themself and
-                # set r=me
-                reviewers.append('me')
+                # assume the author has just approved this themself.
+                reviewers.append(child_request.submitter.username)
 
             # Detect if the commit has been changed since the last review.
             shipit_carryforward = has_shipit_carryforward(child_request)
 
             result.append({
                 'commit': child[0],
                 'id': child[1],
                 'reviewers': reviewers,