diff --git a/torchci/lib/getAuthorizedUsername.ts b/torchci/lib/getAuthorizedUsername.ts
index 04f51bc536..82c89c05c4 100644
--- a/torchci/lib/getAuthorizedUsername.ts
+++ b/torchci/lib/getAuthorizedUsername.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import { NextApiRequest, NextApiResponse } from "next";
 import { getServerSession } from "next-auth";
 import { hasWritePermissionsUsingOctokit } from "./GeneralUtils";
 import { getOctokitWithUserToken } from "./github";
+// Give access to people who do not have write permissions to pytorch/pytorch
+import allowList from "./torchagent/allowList.json";
 
 /**
  * Helper that implements the common auth logic shared by the TorchAgent
@@ -61,6 +63,13 @@ export async function getAuthorizedUsername(
       return null;
     }
 
+    if (allowList.includes(user.data.login)) {
+      console.log(
+        `Authorized: User ${user.data.login} is in the flambeau allow list`
+      );
+      return user.data.login;
+    }
+
     const hasWritePermissions = await hasWritePermissionsUsingOctokit(
       octokit,
       user.data.login,
diff --git a/torchci/lib/torchagent/allowList.json b/torchci/lib/torchagent/allowList.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0b3653887c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/torchci/lib/torchagent/allowList.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+["saienduri"]