diff --git a/owners-autoassign/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/AutoassignConfigModule.java b/owners-autoassign/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/AutoassignConfigModule.java
index 5536ebc..dfa812d 100644
--- a/owners-autoassign/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/AutoassignConfigModule.java
+++ b/owners-autoassign/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/AutoassignConfigModule.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
             new ProjectConfigEntry(
                 "Auto-assign field",
                 ReviewerState.REVIEWER.name(),
-                ProjectConfigEntryType.STRING,
+                ProjectConfigEntryType.LIST,
                 Arrays.asList(ReviewerState.CC.name(), ReviewerState.REVIEWER.name()),
                 true,
                 "Change field to use for the assigned accounts"));
diff --git a/owners-autoassign/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/ReviewerManager.java b/owners-autoassign/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/ReviewerManager.java
index fe62307..ea1975c 100644
--- a/owners-autoassign/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/ReviewerManager.java
+++ b/owners-autoassign/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/ReviewerManager.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -91,6 +92,11 @@
       throws ReviewerManagerException, NoSuchProjectException {
     try {
       ChangeInfo changeInfo = cApi.get();
+      Set<Integer> currentReviewers =
+          changeInfo.reviewers.values().stream()
+              .flatMap(Collection::stream)
+              .map(ri -> ri._accountId)
+              .collect(Collectors.toSet());
       ReviewerState reviewerState = cfg.autoassignedReviewerState(projectNameKey);
       try (ManualRequestContext ctx =
           requestContext.openAs(Account.id(changeInfo.owner._accountId))) {
@@ -100,7 +106,7 @@
         in.reviewers = new ArrayList<>(accountsIds.size());
         Collection<Account.Id> validOwnersForAttentionSet = new ArrayList<>(accountsIds.size());
         for (Account.Id account : accountsIds) {
-          if (isVisibleTo(changeInfo, account)) {
+          if (!currentReviewers.contains(account.get()) && isVisibleTo(changeInfo, account)) {
             AddReviewerInput addReviewerInput = new AddReviewerInput();
             addReviewerInput.reviewer = account.toString();
             addReviewerInput.state = reviewerState;
diff --git a/owners-autoassign/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/AbstractAutoassignIT.java b/owners-autoassign/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/AbstractAutoassignIT.java
index cabe670..4aa6ff4 100644
--- a/owners-autoassign/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/AbstractAutoassignIT.java
+++ b/owners-autoassign/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/AbstractAutoassignIT.java
@@ -19,9 +19,13 @@
 import static com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.common.AutoassignConfigModule.PROJECT_CONFIG_AUTOASSIGN_FIELD;
 
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.LightweightPluginDaemonTest;
+import com.google.gerrit.common.RawInputUtil;
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.api.changes.AddReviewerInput;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.api.changes.ChangeApi;
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.api.changes.ChangeEditApi;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.client.ReviewerState;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.common.AccountInfo;
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.common.ChangeInfo;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.RestApiException;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.git.meta.MetaDataUpdate;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.project.ProjectConfig;
@@ -97,7 +101,7 @@
 
     addOwnersToRepo("", ownerEmail, NOT_INHERITED);
 
-    Collection<AccountInfo> reviewers = getAutoassignedAccounts(change(createChange()));
+    Collection<AccountInfo> reviewers = getAutoassignedAccounts(change(createChange()).get());
 
     assertThat(reviewers).isNotNull();
     assertThat(reviewers).hasSize(1);
@@ -105,6 +109,33 @@
   }
 
   @Test
+  public void shouldNotReAutoassignUserInPath() throws Exception {
+    String ownerEmail = user.email();
+
+    addOwnersToRepo("", ownerEmail, NOT_INHERITED);
+
+    ChangeApi changeApi = change(createChange());
+    ChangeInfo changeInfo = changeApi.get();
+    Collection<AccountInfo> reviewers = getAutoassignedAccounts(changeInfo);
+    assertThat(reviewers).hasSize(1);
+
+    // Switch user from CC to Reviewer or the other way around
+    AddReviewerInput switchReviewerInput = new AddReviewerInput();
+    switchReviewerInput.reviewer = ownerEmail;
+    switchReviewerInput.state =
+        assignedUserState == ReviewerState.REVIEWER ? ReviewerState.CC : ReviewerState.REVIEWER;
+    changeApi.addReviewer(switchReviewerInput);
+
+    ChangeEditApi changeEdit = changeApi.edit();
+    changeEdit.create();
+    changeEdit.modifyFile("foo", RawInputUtil.create("foo content"));
+    changeEdit.publish();
+
+    // It should not re-assign any user
+    assertThat(getAutoassignedAccounts(changeInfo)).isNull();
+  }
+
+  @Test
   public void shouldAutoassignUserInPathWithInheritance() throws Exception {
     String childOwnersEmail = accountCreator.user2().email();
     String parentOwnersEmail = user.email();
@@ -114,7 +145,8 @@
     addOwnersToRepo(childpath, childOwnersEmail, INHERITED);
 
     Collection<AccountInfo> reviewers =
-        getAutoassignedAccounts(change(createChange("test change", childpath + "foo.txt", "foo")));
+        getAutoassignedAccounts(
+            change(createChange("test change", childpath + "foo.txt", "foo")).get());
 
     assertThat(reviewers).isNotNull();
     assertThat(reviewersEmail(reviewers)).containsExactly(parentOwnersEmail, childOwnersEmail);
@@ -130,7 +162,8 @@
     addOwnersToRepo(childpath, childOwnersEmail, NOT_INHERITED);
 
     Collection<AccountInfo> reviewers =
-        getAutoassignedAccounts(change(createChange("test change", childpath + "foo.txt", "foo")));
+        getAutoassignedAccounts(
+            change(createChange("test change", childpath + "foo.txt", "foo")).get());
 
     assertThat(reviewers).isNotNull();
     assertThat(reviewersEmail(reviewers)).containsExactly(childOwnersEmail);
@@ -143,7 +176,7 @@
     addOwnersToRepo("", "suffix", ".java", ownerEmail, NOT_INHERITED);
 
     Collection<AccountInfo> reviewers =
-        getAutoassignedAccounts(change(createChange("test change", "foo.java", "foo")));
+        getAutoassignedAccounts(change(createChange("test change", "foo.java", "foo")).get());
 
     assertThat(reviewers).isNotNull();
     assertThat(reviewersEmail(reviewers)).containsExactly(ownerEmail);
@@ -156,7 +189,7 @@
     addOwnersToRepo("", "suffix", ".java", ownerEmail, NOT_INHERITED);
 
     ChangeApi changeApi = change(createChange("test change", "foo.bar", "foo"));
-    Collection<AccountInfo> reviewers = getAutoassignedAccounts(changeApi);
+    Collection<AccountInfo> reviewers = getAutoassignedAccounts(changeApi.get());
 
     assertThat(reviewers).isNull();
   }
@@ -171,7 +204,7 @@
     addOwnersToRepo(childpath, "suffix", ".java", childOwnersEmail, INHERITED);
 
     ChangeApi changeApi = change(createChange("test change", childpath + "foo.java", "foo"));
-    Collection<AccountInfo> reviewers = getAutoassignedAccounts(changeApi);
+    Collection<AccountInfo> reviewers = getAutoassignedAccounts(changeApi.get());
 
     assertThat(reviewers).isNotNull();
     assertThat(reviewersEmail(reviewers)).containsExactly(parentOwnersEmail, childOwnersEmail);
@@ -187,15 +220,16 @@
     addOwnersToRepo(childpath, "suffix", ".java", childOwnersEmail, NOT_INHERITED);
 
     ChangeApi changeApi = change(createChange("test change", childpath + "foo.java", "foo"));
-    Collection<AccountInfo> reviewers = getAutoassignedAccounts(changeApi);
+    Collection<AccountInfo> reviewers = getAutoassignedAccounts(changeApi.get());
 
     assertThat(reviewers).isNotNull();
     assertThat(reviewersEmail(reviewers)).containsExactly(childOwnersEmail);
   }
 
-  private Collection<AccountInfo> getAutoassignedAccounts(ChangeApi changeApi)
+  private Collection<AccountInfo> getAutoassignedAccounts(ChangeInfo changeInfo)
       throws RestApiException {
-    Collection<AccountInfo> reviewers = changeApi.get().reviewers.get(assignedUserState);
+    Collection<AccountInfo> reviewers =
+        gApi.changes().id(changeInfo._number).get().reviewers.get(assignedUserState);
     return reviewers;
   }