diff --git a/api/integrations/git/post-receive b/api/integrations/git/post-receive
index e58b11607d..0cb5ffe3a6 100755
--- a/api/integrations/git/post-receive
+++ b/api/integrations/git/post-receive
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def git_commit_range(oldrev, newrev):
         if hasattr(config, "format_commit_message"):
             commits += config.format_commit_message(author_email, subject, commit_id)
         else:
-            commits += '!gravatar(%s) %s\n' % (author_email, subject)
+            commits += '!avatar(%s) %s\n' % (author_email, subject)
     return commits
 
 def send_bot_message(oldrev, newrev, refname):
diff --git a/api/integrations/git/zulip_git_config.py b/api/integrations/git/zulip_git_config.py
index e2f8d88634..2f00ba9de7 100644
--- a/api/integrations/git/zulip_git_config.py
+++ b/api/integrations/git/zulip_git_config.py
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ def commit_notice_destination(repo, branch, commit):
 # common customization is to include a link to the commit in your
 # graphical repository viewer, e.g.
 #
-# return '!gravatar(%s) [%s](https://example.com/commits/%s)\n' % (author, subject, commit_id)
+# return '!avatar(%s) [%s](https://example.com/commits/%s)\n' % (author, subject, commit_id)
 def format_commit_message(author, subject, commit_id):
-    return '!gravatar(%s) %s\n' % (author, subject)
+    return '!avatar(%s) %s\n' % (author, subject)
 
 ## If properly installed, the Zulip API should be in your import
 ## path, but if not, set a custom path below
diff --git a/bots/zulip_git_config.py b/bots/zulip_git_config.py
index 6727ea2d20..a93c67ceb3 100644
--- a/bots/zulip_git_config.py
+++ b/bots/zulip_git_config.py
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ def commit_notice_destination(repo, branch, commit):
 # common customization is to include a link to the commit in your
 # graphical repository viewer, e.g.
 #
-# return '!gravatar(%s) [%s](https://example.com/commits/%s)\n' % (author, subject, commit_id)
+# return '!avatar(%s) [%s](https://example.com/commits/%s)\n' % (author, subject, commit_id)
 def format_commit_message(author, subject, commit_id):
-    return '!gravatar(%s) [%s](https://git.zulip.net/eng/zulip/commit/%s)\n' % (author, subject, commit_id)
+    return '!avatar(%s) [%s](https://git.zulip.net/eng/zulip/commit/%s)\n' % (author, subject, commit_id)
 
 ZULIP_API_PATH = "/home/zulip/zulip/api"
 ZULIP_SITE = "https://staging.zulip.com"