diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 28f91590fce..0b5ab9cc352 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
 /pkg/services/team/ @grafana/grafana-authnz-team
 /pkg/services/temp_user/ @grafana/backend-platform
 /pkg/services/updatechecker/ @grafana/backend-platform
-/pkg/services/user/ @grafana/backend-platform
+/pkg/services/user/ @grafana/grafana-authnz-team
 /pkg/services/validations/ @grafana/backend-platform
 /pkg/setting/ @grafana/backend-platform
 /pkg/tests/ @grafana/backend-platform