diff --git a/src/algorithm_creation.py b/src/algorithm_creation.py
index 110133a..951e064 100644
--- a/src/algorithm_creation.py
+++ b/src/algorithm_creation.py
@@ -65,13 +65,9 @@ def update_algorithm(algo, original_name, algorithm_pairs, remote_client, worksp
     git_path = f"https://{algo.username}:{api_key}@git.{api_address.split('https://api.')[-1]}/git/{destination_username}/{destination_algorithm_name}.git"
     os.makedirs(artifact_path, exist_ok=True)
     os.makedirs(repo_path, exist_ok=True)
-    # sh.git.config("--global", "user.email", "ci@algorithmia.com")
-    # sh.git.config("--global", "user.name", "CI")
     clone_bake = sh.git.bake(C=workspace_path)
     publish_bake = sh.git.bake(C=repo_path)
     clone_bake.clone(git_path)
-    # clone_bake.config("user.email", "ci@algorithmia.com")
-    # clone_bake.config("user.name", "CI")
     sh.rm("-r", f"{repo_path}/src")
     sh.cp("-R", f"{artifact_path}/src", f"{repo_path}/src")
     sh.cp("-R", f"{artifact_path}/requirements.txt", f"{repo_path}/requirements.txt")
@@ -82,7 +78,7 @@ def update_algorithm(algo, original_name, algorithm_pairs, remote_client, worksp
     sh.mv(f"{repo_path}/src/{original_name}_test.py", f"{repo_path}/src/{destination_algorithm_name}_test.py")
     try:
         publish_bake.add(".")
-        publish_bake.commit("--author", "CI <ci@algorithmia.com>", m="automatic initialization commit")
+        publish_bake.commit(m="automatic initialization commit")
         publish_bake.push()
         return algo
     except Exception as e: