diff --git a/.pullapprove.yml b/.pullapprove.yml
index 07f4562ca75..0a36b8b86d2 100644
--- a/.pullapprove.yml
+++ b/.pullapprove.yml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 version: 3
 
 availability:
-  users_unavailable: []
+  users_unavailable: ['atscott']
 
 # Meta field that goes unused by PullApprove to allow for defining aliases to be
 # used throughout the config.