diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 657f741..05eb204 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -32,10 +32,6 @@ export async function main(sourceRepo: Repo, targetRepo: Repo, dryRun: boolean,
     console.log(`DEBUG - sourceRepoCloneCommand: ${sourceRepoCloneCommand}`);
     execSync(sourceRepoCloneCommand);
     execSync(`git clone https://${repoString(targetRepo)} ${TARGET_DIR}`);
-    // Seems like setting `--author` on `git commit` is not sufficient - still need to set `user` as well (I guess those
-    // are the difference between `comitted by` and `written by`?)
-    execSync(`git config --global user.email "commit-report-sync-bot@scubbo.org"`, { cwd: TARGET_DIR });
-    execSync(`git config --global user.name "Commit Report Sync Bot"`, { cwd: TARGET_DIR });
 
     // Logic:
     // * Go back as far in source commit history as the given number of commits
@@ -245,6 +241,15 @@ function createRepresentativeCommit(sourceRepo: Repo,sourceCommit: Commit) {
         cwd: TARGET_DIR
     })
 
+    // Seems like setting `--author` on `git commit` is not sufficient - still need to set `user` as well (I guess those
+    // are the difference between `comitted by` and `written by`?)
+    // Confirmed by following the instructions [here](https://docs.github.com/en/account-and-profile/setting-up-and-managing-your-github-profile/managing-contribution-settings-on-your-profile/why-are-my-contributions-not-showing-up-on-my-profile#your-local-git-commit-email-isnt-connected-to-your-account)
+    // to check the "made by" address, and confirming that it did not match the email set in the `--author` flag.
+    // Note that, contrary to advice given by the CLI, this does not use the global config, but the local one - because,
+    // otherwise, if this was run locally, it would mess up the host system's config.
+    execSync(`git config user.email "${sourceCommit.author_email}"`, { cwd: TARGET_DIR });
+    execSync(`git config user.name "${sourceCommit.author_name}"`, { cwd: TARGET_DIR });
+
     try {
         // Do _not_ arbitrarily remove the `hash` - it's used for signalling identity in `main()`
         const args = `"${sourceRepo.owner}/${sourceRepo.name}: ${sourceCommit.message} - ${sourceCommit.hash}" --date="${format(sourceCommit.date, 'yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss')}" --author="${sourceCommit.author_name} <${sourceCommit.author_email}>"`;