diff --git a/adversarial_mirror.sh b/adversarial_mirror.sh
index c9b5b2e..84051e0 100755
--- a/adversarial_mirror.sh
+++ b/adversarial_mirror.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ mkdir -p "$adversarial"
 if [ ! -d "$adversarial/.git" ]; then
   git -C "$adversarial" init -b main
   git -C "$adversarial" remote add origin "$target_remote"
+  git -C "$adversarial" config user.email amongus@example.org
+  git -C "$adversarial" config user.name Adversary
 fi
 
 copy() {