diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index cbb514a42c..1d76630fdf 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 /solana/ @kcsongor @a5-pickle
 /sui/ @kcsongor @a5-pickle @gator-boi
 /terra/ @kcsongor @a5-pickle
-/wormchain/ @nik-suri @johnsaigle @mdulin2 @jtieri
+/wormchain/ @nik-suri @johnsaigle @mdulin2 @joelsmith-2019
 
 # Utilities