diff --git a/selfdrive/test/process_replay/model_replay.py b/selfdrive/test/process_replay/model_replay.py
index af626e2da9..0578a61588 100755
--- a/selfdrive/test/process_replay/model_replay.py
+++ b/selfdrive/test/process_replay/model_replay.py
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ def comment_replay_report(proposed, master, full_logs):
     diff_plots = create_table("Model Replay Differences", diff_files, link, open_table=True)
     all_plots = create_table("All Model Replay Plots", files, link)
     comment = f"ref for commit {commit}: {link}/{log_name}" + diff_plots + all_plots
-    GITHUB.comment_on_pr(comment, PR_BRANCH)
+    GITHUB.comment_on_pr(comment, PR_BRANCH, "commaci-public", True)
 
 def trim_logs_to_max_frames(logs, max_frames, frs_types, include_all_types):
   all_msgs = []
diff --git a/tools/lib/github_utils.py b/tools/lib/github_utils.py
index 4dc22b9524..46a0dcf3cb 100644
--- a/tools/lib/github_utils.py
+++ b/tools/lib/github_utils.py
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ class GithubUtils:
   def comment_on_pr(self, comment, pr_branch, commenter="", overwrite=False):
     pr_number = self.get_pr_number(pr_branch)
     data = f'{{"body": "{comment}"}}'
+    github_path = f'issues/{pr_number}/comments'
     if overwrite:
-      github_path = f'issues/{pr_number}/comments'
       r = self.api_call(github_path)
       comments = [x['id'] for x in r.json() if x['user']['login'] == commenter]
       if comments:
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ class GithubUtils:
         self.api_call(github_path, data=data, method=HTTPMethod.PATCH)
         return
 
-    github_path=f'issues/{pr_number}/comments'
     self.api_call(github_path, data=data, method=HTTPMethod.POST)
 
   # upload files to github and comment them on the pr