diff --git a/pagure/hooks/files/fedmsg_hook.py b/pagure/hooks/files/fedmsg_hook.py
index f6c2e6a..f363c4f 100755
--- a/pagure/hooks/files/fedmsg_hook.py
+++ b/pagure/hooks/files/fedmsg_hook.py
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ for line in sys.stdin.readlines():
 
     authors = set()
     for rev in revs:
-        email = pagure.lib.git.get_pusher_email(rev, abspath)
-        name = pagure.lib.git.get_pusher(rev, abspath)
+        email = pagure.lib.git.get_author_email(rev, abspath)
+        name = pagure.lib.git.get_author(rev, abspath)
         author = search_user(pagure.SESSION, email=email) or name
         authors.add(author)
 
diff --git a/pagure/hooks/files/pagure_hook.py b/pagure/hooks/files/pagure_hook.py
index d0cb008..d9d635e 100755
--- a/pagure/hooks/files/pagure_hook.py
+++ b/pagure/hooks/files/pagure_hook.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ def relates_commit(commitid, issue, app_url=None):
             pagure.SESSION,
             issue=issue,
             comment=comment,
-            user=pagure.lib.git.get_pusher_email(commitid, abspath),
+            user=pagure.lib.git.get_author_email(commitid, abspath),
             ticketfolder=pagure.APP.config['TICKETS_FOLDER'],
         )
         pagure.SESSION.commit()
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ def fixes_relation(commitid, relation, app_url=None):
                 pagure.SESSION,
                 issue=relation,
                 comment=comment,
-                user=pagure.lib.git.get_pusher_email(commitid, abspath),
+                user=pagure.lib.git.get_author_email(commitid, abspath),
                 ticketfolder=pagure.APP.config['TICKETS_FOLDER'],
             )
         elif relation.isa == 'pull-request':
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ def fixes_relation(commitid, relation, app_url=None):
                 filename=None,
                 row=None,
                 comment=comment,
-                user=pagure.lib.git.get_pusher_email(commitid, abspath),
+                user=pagure.lib.git.get_author_email(commitid, abspath),
                 requestfolder=pagure.APP.config['REQUESTS_FOLDER'],
             )
         pagure.SESSION.commit()
@@ -142,14 +142,14 @@ def fixes_relation(commitid, relation, app_url=None):
                     pagure.SESSION,
                     relation,
                     ticketfolder=pagure.APP.config['TICKETS_FOLDER'],
-                    user=pagure.lib.git.get_pusher_email(commitid, abspath),
+                    user=pagure.lib.git.get_author_email(commitid, abspath),
                     status='Fixed')
             elif relation.isa == 'pull-request':
                 pagure.lib.close_pull_request(
                     pagure.SESSION,
                     relation,
                     requestfolder=pagure.APP.config['REQUESTS_FOLDER'],
-                    user=pagure.lib.git.get_pusher_email(commitid, abspath),
+                    user=pagure.lib.git.get_author_email(commitid, abspath),
                     merged=True)
             pagure.SESSION.commit()
         except pagure.exceptions.PagureException as err:
diff --git a/pagure/lib/git.py b/pagure/lib/git.py
index 3926213..95691e0 100644
--- a/pagure/lib/git.py
+++ b/pagure/lib/git.py
@@ -887,16 +887,16 @@ def get_default_branch(abspath):
         return 'master'
 
 
-def get_pusher(commit, abspath):
-    ''' Return the name of the person that pushed the commit. '''
+def get_author(commit, abspath):
+    ''' Return the name of the person that authored the commit. '''
     user = pagure.lib.git.read_git_lines(
         ['log', '-1', '--pretty=format:"%an"', commit],
         abspath)[0].replace('"', '')
     return user
 
 
-def get_pusher_email(commit, abspath):
-    ''' Return the email of the person that pushed the commit. '''
+def get_author_email(commit, abspath):
+    ''' Return the email of the person that authored the commit. '''
     user = pagure.lib.git.read_git_lines(
         ['log', '-1', '--pretty=format:"%ae"', commit],
         abspath)[0].replace('"', '')