diff --git a/scripts/docs/update_docs.sh b/scripts/docs/update_docs.sh
index c1c58dfce..b63af8472 100755
--- a/scripts/docs/update_docs.sh
+++ b/scripts/docs/update_docs.sh
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ function run {
     echo "-- No changes detected for the following commit, docs not updated."
     echo "https://github.com/driftyco/$CIRCLE_PROJECT_REPONAME/commit/$CIRCLE_SHA1"
   else
+    git config --global user.email "hi@ionicframework.com"
+    git config --global user.name "Ionitron"
     git add -A
     git commit -am "Automated build of native docs driftyco/$CIRCLE_PROJECT_REPONAME@$CIRCLE_SHA1"
     # in case a different commit was pushed to ionic-site during doc/demo gen,