diff --git a/modules/jenkins/files/slave_scripts/propose_requirements_update.sh b/modules/jenkins/files/slave_scripts/propose_requirements_update.sh
index 5a29325470..d93e22e3e2 100755
--- a/modules/jenkins/files/slave_scripts/propose_requirements_update.sh
+++ b/modules/jenkins/files/slave_scripts/propose_requirements_update.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 INITIAL_COMMIT_MSG="Updated from global requirements"
 TOPIC="openstack/requirements"
-USERNAME=${USERNAME:-$USER}
+USERNAME="proposal-bot"
 BRANCH=$ZUUL_REF
 ALL_SUCCESS=0
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ for PROJECT in $(cat projects.txt); do
     # See if there is an open change in the openstack/requirements topic
     # If so, get the change id for the existing change for use in the
     # commit msg.
-    change_info=$(ssh -p 29418 review.openstack.org gerrit query --current-patch-set status:open project:$PROJECT topic:$TOPIC owner:$USERNAME branch:$BRANCH)
+    change_info=$(ssh -p 29418 $USERNAME@review.openstack.org gerrit query --current-patch-set status:open project:$PROJECT topic:$TOPIC owner:$USERNAME branch:$BRANCH)
     previous=$(echo "$change_info" | grep "^  number:" | awk '{print $2}')
     if [ "x${previous}" != "x" ] ; then
         change_id=$(echo "$change_info" | grep "^change" | awk '{print $2}')
diff --git a/modules/jenkins/files/slave_scripts/propose_translation_update.sh b/modules/jenkins/files/slave_scripts/propose_translation_update.sh
index 509958e27a..c06772396f 100755
--- a/modules/jenkins/files/slave_scripts/propose_translation_update.sh
+++ b/modules/jenkins/files/slave_scripts/propose_translation_update.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ git review -s
 
 # See if there is an open change in the transifex/translations topic
 # If so, get the change id for the existing change for use in the commit msg.
-change_info=`ssh -p 29418 review.openstack.org gerrit query --current-patch-set status:open project:$ORG/$PROJECT topic:transifex/translations owner:jenkins`
+change_info=`ssh -p 29418 proposal-bot@review.openstack.org gerrit query --current-patch-set status:open project:$ORG/$PROJECT topic:transifex/translations owner:proposal-bot`
 previous=`echo "$change_info" | grep "^  number:" | awk '{print $2}'`
 if [ "x${previous}" != "x" ] ; then
     change_id=`echo "$change_info" | grep "^change" | awk '{print $2}'`
diff --git a/modules/jenkins/files/slave_scripts/propose_translation_update_manuals.sh b/modules/jenkins/files/slave_scripts/propose_translation_update_manuals.sh
index eb7da86a94..30ae6fe390 100755
--- a/modules/jenkins/files/slave_scripts/propose_translation_update_manuals.sh
+++ b/modules/jenkins/files/slave_scripts/propose_translation_update_manuals.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ git review -s
 
 # See if there is an open change in the transifex/translations topic
 # If so, get the change id for the existing change for use in the commit msg.
-change_info=`ssh -p 29418 review.openstack.org gerrit query --current-patch-set status:open project:openstack/$PROJECT topic:transifex/translations owner:jenkins`
+change_info=`ssh -p 29418 proposal-bot@review.openstack.org gerrit query --current-patch-set status:open project:openstack/$PROJECT topic:transifex/translations owner:proposal-bot`
 previous=`echo "$change_info" | grep "^  number:" | awk '{print $2}'`
 if [ "x${previous}" != "x" ] ; then
     change_id=`echo "$change_info" | grep "^change" | awk '{print $2}'`