diff --git a/src/tasks/remind.ts b/src/tasks/remind.ts
index ac1dce5f..790be9c1 100644
--- a/src/tasks/remind.ts
+++ b/src/tasks/remind.ts
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ export async function remind(api: Api): Promise<void> {
         // get possible appropers, prefixed with '@' and joined with commas
         const possibleApprovers = maintainerUsernames
           .filter((username) => {
+            if (mergeRequest.assignee.username === username) {
+              return false;
+            }
+
             if (approval.approved_by.length === 0) {
               return true;
             }
@@ -133,8 +137,8 @@ export async function remind(api: Api): Promise<void> {
 
         // send message to slack
         await client.chat.postMessage({
-          channel: SLACK_CHANNEL,
-          text: `Merge request '${mergeRequest.title}' needs more approvals! See ${mergeRequest.web_url}!`,
+         channel: SLACK_CHANNEL,
+         text: `Merge request '${mergeRequest.title}' needs more approvals! See ${mergeRequest.web_url}!`,
         });
 
         // create note in merge request
@@ -149,12 +153,15 @@ export async function remind(api: Api): Promise<void> {
 
         // send message to slack
         await client.chat.postMessage({
-          channel: SLACK_CHANNEL,
-          text: `Merge request '${mergeRequest.title}' is ready to be merged! See ${mergeRequest.web_url}!`,
+         channel: SLACK_CHANNEL,
+         text: `Merge request '${mergeRequest.title}' is ready to be merged! See ${mergeRequest.web_url}!`,
         });
 
         // prefix maintainers with '@' and join with commas
         const possibleMergers = maintainerUsernames
+          .filter((username) => {
+              return mergeRequest.assignee.username !== username;
+          })
           .map((username) => `@${username}`)
           .join(', ');