diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/automerger/DownstreamCreator.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/automerger/DownstreamCreator.java
index f3def07..0a1287f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/automerger/DownstreamCreator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/automerger/DownstreamCreator.java
@@ -529,7 +529,9 @@
             sdsMergeInput.downstreamBranch);
       }
 
-      gApi.changes().create(downstreamChangeInput);
+      ChangeApi downstreamChange = gApi.changes().create(downstreamChangeInput);
+      tagChange(downstreamChange.get(), "Automerger change created!");
+      
     }
   }
 
@@ -676,6 +678,18 @@
       log.error("Automerger could not set label, but still continuing.", e);
     }
   }
+  
+  private void tagChange(ChangeInfo change, String message) throws RestApiException {
+    ReviewInput reviewInput = new ReviewInput();
+    reviewInput.message(message);
+    reviewInput.notify = NotifyHandling.NONE;
+    reviewInput.tag = AUTOMERGER_TAG;
+    try {
+      gApi.changes().id(change.id).revision(CURRENT).review(reviewInput);
+    } catch (AuthException e) {
+      log.error("Automerger could not set label, but still continuing.", e);
+    }
+  }
 
   private void updateDownstreamMerge(
       String newParentRevision, String upstreamSubject, Integer sourceNum, boolean doMerge)
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/automerger/DownstreamCreatorIT.java b/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/automerger/DownstreamCreatorIT.java
index 89bbad0..90be9ab 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/automerger/DownstreamCreatorIT.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/automerger/DownstreamCreatorIT.java
@@ -83,25 +83,24 @@
             .withOption(ListChangesOption.CURRENT_REVISION)
             .get();
     assertThat(changesInTopic).hasSize(3);
-    // +2 and submit
-    merge(result);
+    
     List<ChangeInfo> sortedChanges = sortedChanges(changesInTopic);
 
     ChangeInfo dsOneChangeInfo = sortedChanges.get(0);
     assertThat(dsOneChangeInfo.branch).isEqualTo("ds_one");
     ChangeApi dsOneChange = gApi.changes().id(dsOneChangeInfo._number);
-    assertThat(getVote(dsOneChange, "Code-Review").value).isEqualTo(2);
+    assertThat(getVote(dsOneChange, "Code-Review").value).isEqualTo(0);
     assertThat(getVote(dsOneChange, "Code-Review").tag).isEqualTo("autogenerated:Automerger");
 
     ChangeInfo dsTwoChangeInfo = sortedChanges.get(1);
     assertThat(dsTwoChangeInfo.branch).isEqualTo("ds_two");
     ChangeApi dsTwoChange = gApi.changes().id(dsTwoChangeInfo._number);
-    assertThat(getVote(dsTwoChange, "Code-Review").value).isEqualTo(2);
+    assertThat(getVote(dsTwoChange, "Code-Review").value).isEqualTo(0);
     assertThat(getVote(dsTwoChange, "Code-Review").tag).isEqualTo("autogenerated:Automerger");
 
     ChangeInfo masterChangeInfo = sortedChanges.get(2);
     ChangeApi masterChange = gApi.changes().id(masterChangeInfo._number);
-    assertThat(getVote(masterChange, "Code-Review").value).isEqualTo(2);
+    assertThat(getVote(masterChange, "Code-Review").value).isEqualTo(0);
     assertThat(getVote(masterChange, "Code-Review").tag).isEqualTo(null);
     assertThat(masterChangeInfo.branch).isEqualTo("master");
 
@@ -113,6 +112,12 @@
         .isEqualTo("[automerger] " + masterSubject + " am: " + shortMasterSha);
     assertThat(dsTwoChangeInfo.subject)
         .isEqualTo("[automerger] " + masterSubject + " am: " + shortMasterSha);
+    
+    // +2 and submit
+    merge(result);
+    assertThat(getVote(masterChange, "Code-Review").value).isEqualTo(2);
+    assertThat(getVote(dsOneChange, "Code-Review").value).isEqualTo(2);
+    assertThat(getVote(dsTwoChange, "Code-Review").value).isEqualTo(2);
   }
 
   @Test