diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-approve.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-approve.yml
index 9ee28a6b84..d3707d65c3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-approve.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-approve.yml
@@ -2,25 +2,24 @@ name: Approve PRs
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   issue_comment:
-    types: [created, edited]
-
-env:
-  # sintax: ("tkoyama010" "author2")
-  ALLOWED_AUTHORS: ("tkoyama010", "banesullivan", "akaszynski")
+    types: [created]
 
 jobs:
   autoapprove:
-    # This job only runs for pull request comments
+    # This job only runs for pull request comments by approved users on creation
     name: PR comment
-    if: ${{ github.event.issue.pull_request }}
+    if: github.event.issue.pull_request &&
+      contains(github.event.comment.body, '@pyvista-bot LGTM') && (
+        github.event.comment.user.login == 'banesullivan' ||
+        github.event.comment.user.login == 'tkoyama010' ||
+        github.event.comment.user.login == 'akaszynski'
+      )
     permissions:
       pull-requests: write
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: hmarr/auto-approve-action@v3
-        if: |
-          contains(github.event.comment.body, '@pyvista-bot LGTM') && contains(env.ALLOWED_AUTHORS, github.event.comment.user.login)
         with:
-          review-message: ":white_check_mark: Approving this PR because [${{ github.event.comment.user.login }}](https://github.com/${{ github.event.comment.user.login }}) said so in [here](${{ github.event.comment.html_url }}) :grimacing:"
+          review-message: ":white_check_mark: Approving this PR because [${{ github.event.comment.user.login }}](https://github.com/${{ github.event.comment.user.login }}) said so in [here](${{ github.event.comment.html_url }}) :shipit:"
           pull-request-number: ${{ github.event.issue.number }}
           github-token: ${{ secrets.PYVISTA_BOT_TOKEN }}