diff --git a/git_cl.py b/git_cl.py
index 869bbe364..b11ac3a90 100755
--- a/git_cl.py
+++ b/git_cl.py
@@ -2344,7 +2344,7 @@ class Changelist(object):
       push_stdout = push_stdout.decode('utf-8', 'replace')
     except subprocess2.CalledProcessError as e:
       push_returncode = e.returncode
-      if 'blocked keyword' in str(e.stdout):
+      if 'blocked keyword' in str(e.stdout) or 'banned word' in str(e.stdout):
         raise GitPushError(
             'Failed to create a change, very likely due to blocked keyword. '
             'Please examine output above for the reason of the failure.\n'