diff --git a/ofborg/test-srcs/make-maintainer-pr.sh b/ofborg/test-srcs/make-maintainer-pr.sh
index 08433d9..78bd76c 100755
--- a/ofborg/test-srcs/make-maintainer-pr.sh
+++ b/ofborg/test-srcs/make-maintainer-pr.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ co=$2
 
 export GIT_CONFIG_GLOBAL=/dev/null
 export GIT_CONFIG_NOSYSTEM=1
+export GIT_AUTHOR_NAME="GrahamCOfBorg"
+export GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL="graham+cofborg@example.com"
 
 makepr() {
     git init --bare "$bare"
@@ -13,13 +15,13 @@ makepr() {
 
     cp -r maintainers/* "$co/"
     git -C "$co" add .
-    git -C "$co" commit --author "GrahamCOfBorg <graham+cofborg@example.com>" -m "initial repo commit"
+    git -C "$co" commit -m "initial repo commit"
     git -C "$co" push origin master
 
     cp maintainers-pr/*  "$co/"
     git -C "$co" checkout -b my-cool-pr
     git -C "$co" add .
-    git -C "$co" commit --author "GrahamCOfBorg <graham+cofborg@example.com>" -m "check out this cool PR"
+    git -C "$co" commit -m "check out this cool PR"
     git -C "$co" push origin my-cool-pr:refs/pull/1/head
 }
 
diff --git a/ofborg/test-srcs/make-pr.sh b/ofborg/test-srcs/make-pr.sh
index 92e8ca7..cbe1fe1 100755
--- a/ofborg/test-srcs/make-pr.sh
+++ b/ofborg/test-srcs/make-pr.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ co=$2
 
 export GIT_CONFIG_GLOBAL=/dev/null
 export GIT_CONFIG_NOSYSTEM=1
+export GIT_AUTHOR_NAME="GrahamCOfBorg"
+export GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL="graham+cofborg@example.com"
 
 makepr() {
     git init --bare "$bare"
@@ -13,13 +15,13 @@ makepr() {
 
     cp build/* "$co/"
     git -C "$co" add .
-    git -C "$co" commit --author "GrahamCOfBorg <graham+cofborg@example.com>" -m "initial repo commit"
+    git -C "$co" commit -m "initial repo commit"
     git -C "$co" push origin master
 
     cp build-pr/*  "$co/"
     git -C "$co" checkout -b my-cool-pr
     git -C "$co" add .
-    git -C "$co" commit --author "GrahamCOfBorg <graham+cofborg@example.com>" -m "check out this cool PR"
+    git -C "$co" commit -m "check out this cool PR"
     git -C "$co" push origin my-cool-pr:refs/pull/1/head
 }