diff --git a/ci/github-script/bot.js b/ci/github-script/bot.js
index 2b52955307ae..65db03ffaee5 100644
--- a/ci/github-script/bot.js
+++ b/ci/github-script/bot.js
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ module.exports = async ({ github, context, core, dry }) => {
       }
     }
 
-    // Check for any human reviews other than GitHub actions and other GitHub apps.
+    // Check for any human reviews other than the PR author, GitHub actions and other GitHub apps.
     // Accounts could be deleted as well, so don't count them.
     const reviews = (
       await github.paginate(github.rest.pulls.listReviews, {
@@ -218,7 +218,11 @@ module.exports = async ({ github, context, core, dry }) => {
         pull_number,
       })
     ).filter(
-      (r) => r.user && !r.user.login.endsWith('[bot]') && r.user.type !== 'Bot',
+      (r) =>
+        r.user &&
+        !r.user.login.endsWith('[bot]') &&
+        r.user.type !== 'Bot' &&
+        r.user.id !== pull_request.user?.id,
     )
 
     const approvals = new Set(