diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/plugins/codeowners/backend/CodeOwnersOnPostReview.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/plugins/codeowners/backend/CodeOwnersOnPostReview.java
index 68573a4..1596e23 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/plugins/codeowners/backend/CodeOwnersOnPostReview.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/plugins/codeowners/backend/CodeOwnersOnPostReview.java
@@ -83,8 +83,7 @@
     if (oldApprovals.get(requiredApproval.labelType().getName()) == null) {
       // If oldApprovals doesn't contain the label or if the labels value in it is null, the label
       // was not changed.
-      // This either means that the user only voted on unrelated labels, or that the user applied
-      // the exact same code owner approval again, that was already present.
+      // This means that the user only voted on unrelated labels.
       return Optional.empty();
     }
 
@@ -197,6 +196,7 @@
           oldApprovals,
           approvals,
           requiredApproval);
+      return Optional.empty();
     }
 
     if (ownedPaths.size() <= maxPathsInChangeMessage) {
diff --git a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/plugins/codeowners/acceptance/api/CodeOwnersOnPostReviewIT.java b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/plugins/codeowners/acceptance/api/CodeOwnersOnPostReviewIT.java
index 761472b..9bae548 100644
--- a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/plugins/codeowners/acceptance/api/CodeOwnersOnPostReviewIT.java
+++ b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/plugins/codeowners/acceptance/api/CodeOwnersOnPostReviewIT.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 /**
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@
   }
 
   @Test
-  public void changeMessageNotExtended_sameCodeOwnerApprovalAppliedAgain() throws Exception {
+  public void changeMessageExtended_sameCodeOwnerApprovalAppliedAgain() throws Exception {
     codeOwnerConfigOperations
         .newCodeOwnerConfig()
         .project(project)
@@ -109,13 +110,22 @@
     // Apply the Code-Review+1 approval again
     recommend(changeId);
 
-    // Check that no new change message was added.
-    // Gerrit core omits the change message if no vote was changed.
-    assertThat(gApi.changes().id(changeId).get().messages.size()).isEqualTo(messageCount);
+    Collection<ChangeMessageInfo> messages = gApi.changes().id(changeId).get().messages;
+    // Check that a new change message was added.
+    assertThat(messages.size()).isEqualTo(messageCount + 1);
+
+    assertThat(Iterables.getLast(messages).message)
+        .isEqualTo(
+            String.format(
+                "Patch Set 1: Code-Review+1\n\n"
+                    + "By voting Code-Review+1 the following files are still code-owner approved by"
+                    + " %s:\n"
+                    + "* %s\n",
+                admin.fullName(), path));
   }
 
   @Test
-  public void changeMessageNotExtended_sameCodeOwnerApprovalAppliedAgainTogetherWithOtherLabel()
+  public void changeMessageExtended_sameCodeOwnerApprovalAppliedAgainTogetherWithOtherLabel()
       throws Exception {
     LabelDefinitionInput input = new LabelDefinitionInput();
     input.values = ImmutableMap.of("+1", "Other", " 0", "Approved");
@@ -150,14 +160,25 @@
     reviewInput.labels.put("Other", (short) 1);
     gApi.changes().id(changeId).current().review(reviewInput);
 
-    // The message is unchanged, since reapplying the same code owner approval is ignored by Gerrit
-    // core (the change message only mentions the new vote, but not the reapplied vote).
     Collection<ChangeMessageInfo> messages = gApi.changes().id(changeId).get().messages;
-    assertThat(Iterables.getLast(messages).message).isEqualTo("Patch Set 1: Other+1");
+    assertThat(Iterables.getLast(messages).message)
+        .matches(
+            Pattern.quote("Patch Set 1: ")
+                + "("
+                + Pattern.quote("Code-Review+1 Other+1")
+                + "|"
+                + Pattern.quote("Other+1 Code-Review+1")
+                + ")"
+                + Pattern.quote(
+                    String.format(
+                        "\n\nBy voting Code-Review+1 the following files are still code-owner approved by"
+                            + " %s:\n"
+                            + "* %s\n",
+                        admin.fullName(), path)));
   }
 
   @Test
-  public void changeMessageNotExtended_sameCodeOwnerApprovalAppliedAgainTogetherWithComment()
+  public void changeMessageExtended_sameCodeOwnerApprovalAppliedAgainTogetherWithComment()
       throws Exception {
     LabelDefinitionInput input = new LabelDefinitionInput();
     input.values = ImmutableMap.of("+1", "Other", " 0", "Approved");
@@ -193,14 +214,19 @@
     commentInput.message = "some comment";
     commentInput.path = path;
     ReviewInput reviewInput = ReviewInput.recommend();
-    reviewInput.comments = reviewInput.comments = new HashMap<>();
+    reviewInput.comments = new HashMap<>();
     reviewInput.comments.put(commentInput.path, Lists.newArrayList(commentInput));
     gApi.changes().id(changeId).current().review(reviewInput);
 
-    // The message is unchanged, since reapplying the same code owner approval is ignored by Gerrit
-    // core (the change message only mentions the comment, but not the reapplied vote).
     Collection<ChangeMessageInfo> messages = gApi.changes().id(changeId).get().messages;
-    assertThat(Iterables.getLast(messages).message).isEqualTo("Patch Set 1:\n\n" + "(1 comment)");
+    assertThat(Iterables.getLast(messages).message)
+        .isEqualTo(
+            String.format(
+                "Patch Set 1: Code-Review+1\n\n(1 comment)\n\n"
+                    + "By voting Code-Review+1 the following files are still code-owner approved by"
+                    + " %s:\n"
+                    + "* %s\n",
+                admin.fullName(), path));
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -864,7 +890,7 @@
     commentInput.message = "some comment";
     commentInput.path = path;
     ReviewInput reviewInput = ReviewInput.recommend();
-    reviewInput.comments = reviewInput.comments = new HashMap<>();
+    reviewInput.comments = new HashMap<>();
     reviewInput.comments.put(commentInput.path, Lists.newArrayList(commentInput));
     gApi.changes().id(changeId).current().review(reviewInput);
 
diff --git a/resources/Documentation/config.md b/resources/Documentation/config.md
index 5c21f29..aa9c064 100644
--- a/resources/Documentation/config.md
+++ b/resources/Documentation/config.md
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
         This allows branches to opt-out of the code owners functionality.\
         Can be set multiple times.\
         Can be overridden per project by setting
-        [codeOwners.disabledBrancg](#codeOwnersDisabledBranch) in
+        [codeOwners.disabledBranch](#codeOwnersDisabledBranch) in
         `@PLUGIN@.config`.\
         By default unset.