diff --git a/git_cl.py b/git_cl.py
index 213ff9180..5b945b90e 100755
--- a/git_cl.py
+++ b/git_cl.py
@@ -3016,7 +3016,9 @@ class _GerritChangelistImpl(_ChangelistCodereviewBase):
     # https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/Documentation/user-upload.html
     refspec_opts = []
 
-    if not options.send_mail:
+    if options.send_mail:
+      refspec_opts.append('ready')
+    else:
       refspec_opts.append('wip')
 
     # TODO(tandrii): options.message should be posted as a comment
diff --git a/tests/git_cl_test.py b/tests/git_cl_test.py
index d7938db72..b1c5f7c6f 100755
--- a/tests/git_cl_test.py
+++ b/tests/git_cl_test.py
@@ -1519,15 +1519,12 @@ class TestGitCl(TestCase):
       '1hashPerLine\n'),
     ]
 
-    ref_suffix = ''
-    if not notify:
-      ref_suffix = '%wip'
+    ref_suffix = '%wip'
+    if notify:
+      ref_suffix = '%ready'
 
     if title:
-      if ref_suffix:
-        ref_suffix += ',m=' + title
-      else:
-        ref_suffix = '%m=' + title
+      ref_suffix += ',m=' + title
 
     if git_mirror is None:
       calls += [