diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index f48045c5c9..19642f0ca3 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ static int log_ref_write(struct ref_lock *lock,
 				     lock->log_file, strerror(errno));
 	}
 
-	committer = git_committer_info(1);
+	committer = git_committer_info(0);
 	if (msg) {
 		maxlen = strlen(committer) + strlen(msg) + 2*40 + 5;
 		logrec = xmalloc(maxlen);