diff --git a/manage_projects.py b/manage_projects.py
index fb50b26..9efdfb5 100755
--- a/manage_projects.py
+++ b/manage_projects.py
@@ -279,7 +279,10 @@
 project=%s
 """ % (GERRIT_HOST, project_git))
                     git_command(repo_path, "add .gitreview")
-                    git_command(repo_path, "commit -a -m'Added .gitreview'")
+                    cmd = "commit -a -m'Added .gitreview' --author=" \
+                            "'Openstack Project Creator " \
+                            "<openstack-infra@lists.openstack.org>'"
+                    git_command(repo_path, cmd)
                 gerrit.createProject(project)
 
                 if not os.path.exists(project_dir):