diff --git a/gcl.py b/gcl.py
index 56655c294..ce6edabab 100755
--- a/gcl.py
+++ b/gcl.py
@@ -1045,7 +1045,8 @@ def CMDcommit(change_info, args):
       elif revision:
         change_info.description += "\nCommitted: " + revision
       change_info.CloseIssue()
-      props = change_info.RpcServer().get_issue_properties(change_info.issue)
+      props = change_info.RpcServer().get_issue_properties(
+          change_info.issue, False)
       patch_num = len(props['patchsets'])
       comment = "Committed patchset #%d manually as r%s" % (patch_num, revision)
       comment += ' (presubmit successful).' if not bypassed else '.'
diff --git a/git_cl.py b/git_cl.py
index e515f89b0..11266914a 100755
--- a/git_cl.py
+++ b/git_cl.py
@@ -1495,7 +1495,7 @@ def SendUpstream(parser, args, cmd):
     print ('Closing issue '
            '(you may be prompted for your codereview password)...')
     cl.CloseIssue()
-    props = cl.RpcServer().get_issue_properties(cl.GetIssue())
+    props = cl.RpcServer().get_issue_properties(cl.GetIssue(), False)
     patch_num = len(props['patchset'])
     comment = "Committed patchset #%d manually as r%s" % (patch_num, revision)
     comment += ' (presubmit successful).' if not options.bypass_hooks else '.'
diff --git a/tests/gcl_unittest.py b/tests/gcl_unittest.py
index 77cc56fb2..ddaab3a82 100755
--- a/tests/gcl_unittest.py
+++ b/tests/gcl_unittest.py
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ class GclTestsBase(SuperMoxTestBase):
     change_info._comments_added = []
 
     class RpcServer(object):
-      def get_issue_properties(self, *_):  # pylint: disable=R0201
+      # pylint: disable=R0201,W0613
+      def get_issue_properties(self, issue, messages):
         return { 'patchsets': [1337] }
     change_info.RpcServer = RpcServer