diff --git a/server/events/webhooks/slack_client.go b/server/events/webhooks/slack_client.go
index ad71ef6a..fa707dcb 100644
--- a/server/events/webhooks/slack_client.go
+++ b/server/events/webhooks/slack_client.go
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ func (d *DefaultSlackClient) ChannelExists(channelName string) (bool, error) {
 func (d *DefaultSlackClient) PostMessage(channel string, applyResult ApplyResult) error {
 	params := slack.NewPostMessageParameters()
 	params.Attachments = d.createAttachments(applyResult)
-	params.AsUser = true
 	params.EscapeText = false
 	_, _, err := d.Slack.PostMessage(channel, "", params)
 	return err
diff --git a/server/events/webhooks/slack_client_test.go b/server/events/webhooks/slack_client_test.go
index 40814a32..885700de 100644
--- a/server/events/webhooks/slack_client_test.go
+++ b/server/events/webhooks/slack_client_test.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func TestPostMessage_Success(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 	}}
-	expParams.AsUser = true
+	expParams.AsUser = false
 	expParams.EscapeText = false
 
 	channel := "somechannel"
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func TestPostMessage_Error(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 	}}
-	expParams.AsUser = true
+	expParams.AsUser = false
 	expParams.EscapeText = false
 
 	channel := "somechannel"