diff --git a/auto-commit.sh b/auto-commit.sh
index 09ba33d..7cdc345 100755
--- a/auto-commit.sh
+++ b/auto-commit.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ inotifywait -m -r -e close_write,create,delete,move \
       git add docker-compose.yml logo.svg favicon.svg favicon16.png favicon144.png \
         xwiki-org/cssVariablesInit.min.css xwiki-com/cssVariablesInit.min.css .gitignore
       if ! git diff --cached --quiet; then
-        git commit -m "auto: backup config changes $(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')"
+        git -c user.name="Robert James" -c user.email="rajames440@gmail.com" \
+          commit -m "auto: backup config changes $(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')"
         git push origin master
         git push starshipos master
       fi