diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 192a953..74065fe 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -10031,149 +10031,152 @@ function wrappy (fn, cb) {
 /***/ (function(__unused_webpack_module, exports, __nccwpck_require__) {
 
 "use strict";
-
-var __createBinding = (this && this.__createBinding) || (Object.create ? (function(o, m, k, k2) {
-    if (k2 === undefined) k2 = k;
-    var desc = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(m, k);
-    if (!desc || ("get" in desc ? !m.__esModule : desc.writable || desc.configurable)) {
-      desc = { enumerable: true, get: function() { return m[k]; } };
-    }
-    Object.defineProperty(o, k2, desc);
-}) : (function(o, m, k, k2) {
-    if (k2 === undefined) k2 = k;
-    o[k2] = m[k];
-}));
-var __setModuleDefault = (this && this.__setModuleDefault) || (Object.create ? (function(o, v) {
-    Object.defineProperty(o, "default", { enumerable: true, value: v });
-}) : function(o, v) {
-    o["default"] = v;
-});
-var __importStar = (this && this.__importStar) || function (mod) {
-    if (mod && mod.__esModule) return mod;
-    var result = {};
-    if (mod != null) for (var k in mod) if (k !== "default" && Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(mod, k)) __createBinding(result, mod, k);
-    __setModuleDefault(result, mod);
-    return result;
-};
-var __awaiter = (this && this.__awaiter) || function (thisArg, _arguments, P, generator) {
-    function adopt(value) { return value instanceof P ? value : new P(function (resolve) { resolve(value); }); }
-    return new (P || (P = Promise))(function (resolve, reject) {
-        function fulfilled(value) { try { step(generator.next(value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }
-        function rejected(value) { try { step(generator["throw"](value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }
-        function step(result) { result.done ? resolve(result.value) : adopt(result.value).then(fulfilled, rejected); }
-        step((generator = generator.apply(thisArg, _arguments || [])).next());
-    });
-};
-Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", ({ value: true }));
-exports.approve = void 0;
-const core = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(2186));
-const github = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(5438));
-const request_error_1 = __nccwpck_require__(537);
-function approve(token, context, prNumber, reviewMessage) {
-    var _a, _b;
-    return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-        if (!prNumber) {
-            prNumber = (_a = context.payload.pull_request) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a.number;
-        }
-        if (!prNumber) {
-            core.setFailed("Event payload missing `pull_request` key, and no `pull-request-number` provided as input." +
-                "Make sure you're triggering this action on the `pull_request` or `pull_request_target` events.");
-            return;
-        }
-        const client = github.getOctokit(token);
-        try {
-            core.info(`Getting current user info`);
-            const login = yield getLoginForToken(client);
-            core.info(`Current user is ${login}`);
-            core.info(`Getting pull request #${prNumber} info`);
-            const pull_request = yield client.rest.pulls.get({
-                owner: context.repo.owner,
-                repo: context.repo.repo,
-                pull_number: prNumber,
-            });
-            const commit = pull_request.data.head.sha;
-            core.info(`Commit SHA is ${commit}`);
-            core.info(`Getting reviews for pull request #${prNumber} and commit ${commit}`);
-            const reviews = yield client.rest.pulls.listReviews({
-                owner: context.repo.owner,
-                repo: context.repo.repo,
-                pull_number: prNumber,
-            });
-            for (const review of reviews.data) {
-                if (((_b = review.user) === null || _b === void 0 ? void 0 : _b.login) == login &&
-                    review.commit_id == commit &&
-                    review.state == "APPROVED") {
-                    core.info(`Current user already approved pull request #${prNumber}, nothing to do`);
-                    return;
-                }
-            }
-            core.info(`Pull request #${prNumber} has not been approved yet, creating approving review`);
-            yield client.rest.pulls.createReview({
-                owner: context.repo.owner,
-                repo: context.repo.repo,
-                pull_number: prNumber,
-                body: reviewMessage,
-                event: "APPROVE",
-            });
-            core.info(`Approved pull request #${prNumber}`);
-        }
-        catch (error) {
-            if (error instanceof request_error_1.RequestError) {
-                switch (error.status) {
-                    case 401:
-                        core.setFailed(`${error.message}. Please check that the \`github-token\` input ` +
-                            "parameter is set correctly.");
-                        break;
-                    case 403:
-                        core.setFailed(`${error.message}. In some cases, the GitHub token used for actions triggered ` +
-                            "from `pull_request` events are read-only, which can cause this problem. " +
-                            "Switching to the `pull_request_target` event typically resolves this issue.");
-                        break;
-                    case 404:
-                        core.setFailed(`${error.message}. This typically means the token you're using doesn't have ` +
-                            "access to this repository. Use the built-in `${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}` token " +
-                            "or review the scopes assigned to your personal access token.");
-                        break;
-                    case 422:
-                        core.setFailed(`${error.message}. This typically happens when you try to approve the pull ` +
-                            "request with the same user account that created the pull request. Try using " +
-                            "the built-in `${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}` token, or if you're using a personal " +
-                            "access token, use one that belongs to a dedicated bot account.");
-                        break;
-                    default:
-                        core.setFailed(`Error (code ${error.status}): ${error.message}`);
-                }
-                return;
-            }
-            if (error instanceof Error) {
-                core.setFailed(error);
-            }
-            else {
-                core.setFailed("Unknown error");
-            }
-            return;
-        }
-    });
-}
-exports.approve = approve;
-function getLoginForToken(client) {
-    return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-        try {
-            const { data: user } = yield client.rest.users.getAuthenticated();
-            return user.login;
-        }
-        catch (error) {
-            if (error instanceof request_error_1.RequestError) {
-                // If you use the GITHUB_TOKEN provided by GitHub Actions to fetch the current user
-                // you get a 403. For now we'll assume any 403 means this is an Actions token.
-                if (error.status === 403) {
-                    return "github-actions[bot]";
-                }
-            }
-            throw error;
-        }
-    });
-}
+
+var __createBinding = (this && this.__createBinding) || (Object.create ? (function(o, m, k, k2) {
+    if (k2 === undefined) k2 = k;
+    var desc = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(m, k);
+    if (!desc || ("get" in desc ? !m.__esModule : desc.writable || desc.configurable)) {
+      desc = { enumerable: true, get: function() { return m[k]; } };
+    }
+    Object.defineProperty(o, k2, desc);
+}) : (function(o, m, k, k2) {
+    if (k2 === undefined) k2 = k;
+    o[k2] = m[k];
+}));
+var __setModuleDefault = (this && this.__setModuleDefault) || (Object.create ? (function(o, v) {
+    Object.defineProperty(o, "default", { enumerable: true, value: v });
+}) : function(o, v) {
+    o["default"] = v;
+});
+var __importStar = (this && this.__importStar) || function (mod) {
+    if (mod && mod.__esModule) return mod;
+    var result = {};
+    if (mod != null) for (var k in mod) if (k !== "default" && Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(mod, k)) __createBinding(result, mod, k);
+    __setModuleDefault(result, mod);
+    return result;
+};
+var __awaiter = (this && this.__awaiter) || function (thisArg, _arguments, P, generator) {
+    function adopt(value) { return value instanceof P ? value : new P(function (resolve) { resolve(value); }); }
+    return new (P || (P = Promise))(function (resolve, reject) {
+        function fulfilled(value) { try { step(generator.next(value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }
+        function rejected(value) { try { step(generator["throw"](value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }
+        function step(result) { result.done ? resolve(result.value) : adopt(result.value).then(fulfilled, rejected); }
+        step((generator = generator.apply(thisArg, _arguments || [])).next());
+    });
+};
+Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", ({ value: true }));
+exports.approve = void 0;
+const core = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(2186));
+const github = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(5438));
+const request_error_1 = __nccwpck_require__(537);
+function approve(token, context, prNumber, reviewMessage) {
+    var _a, _b;
+    return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+        if (!prNumber) {
+            prNumber = (_a = context.payload.pull_request) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a.number;
+        }
+        if (!prNumber) {
+            core.setFailed("Event payload missing `pull_request` key, and no `pull-request-number` provided as input." +
+                "Make sure you're triggering this action on the `pull_request` or `pull_request_target` events.");
+            return;
+        }
+        const client = github.getOctokit(token);
+        try {
+            core.info(`Getting current user info`);
+            const login = yield getLoginForToken(client);
+            core.info(`Current user is ${login}`);
+            core.info(`Getting pull request #${prNumber} info`);
+            const pull_request = yield client.rest.pulls.get({
+                owner: context.repo.owner,
+                repo: context.repo.repo,
+                pull_number: prNumber,
+            });
+            const commit = pull_request.data.head.sha;
+            core.info(`Commit SHA is ${commit}`);
+            core.info(`Getting reviews for pull request #${prNumber} and commit ${commit}`);
+            const reviews = yield client.rest.pulls.listReviews({
+                owner: context.repo.owner,
+                repo: context.repo.repo,
+                pull_number: prNumber,
+            });
+            for (const review of reviews.data) {
+                if (((_b = review.user) === null || _b === void 0 ? void 0 : _b.login) == login &&
+                    review.commit_id == commit &&
+                    review.state == "APPROVED" &&
+                    ((pull_request.data.requested_reviewers != undefined &&
+                        pull_request.data.requested_reviewers.filter(reviewer => reviewer.login == login).length == 0) ||
+                        pull_request.data.requested_reviewers == undefined)) {
+                    core.info(`Current user already approved pull request #${prNumber}, nothing to do`);
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+            core.info(`Pull request #${prNumber} has not been approved yet, creating approving review`);
+            yield client.rest.pulls.createReview({
+                owner: context.repo.owner,
+                repo: context.repo.repo,
+                pull_number: prNumber,
+                body: reviewMessage,
+                event: "APPROVE",
+            });
+            core.info(`Approved pull request #${prNumber}`);
+        }
+        catch (error) {
+            if (error instanceof request_error_1.RequestError) {
+                switch (error.status) {
+                    case 401:
+                        core.setFailed(`${error.message}. Please check that the \`github-token\` input ` +
+                            "parameter is set correctly.");
+                        break;
+                    case 403:
+                        core.setFailed(`${error.message}. In some cases, the GitHub token used for actions triggered ` +
+                            "from `pull_request` events are read-only, which can cause this problem. " +
+                            "Switching to the `pull_request_target` event typically resolves this issue.");
+                        break;
+                    case 404:
+                        core.setFailed(`${error.message}. This typically means the token you're using doesn't have ` +
+                            "access to this repository. Use the built-in `${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}` token " +
+                            "or review the scopes assigned to your personal access token.");
+                        break;
+                    case 422:
+                        core.setFailed(`${error.message}. This typically happens when you try to approve the pull ` +
+                            "request with the same user account that created the pull request. Try using " +
+                            "the built-in `${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}` token, or if you're using a personal " +
+                            "access token, use one that belongs to a dedicated bot account.");
+                        break;
+                    default:
+                        core.setFailed(`Error (code ${error.status}): ${error.message}`);
+                }
+                return;
+            }
+            if (error instanceof Error) {
+                core.setFailed(error);
+            }
+            else {
+                core.setFailed("Unknown error");
+            }
+            return;
+        }
+    });
+}
+exports.approve = approve;
+function getLoginForToken(client) {
+    return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+        try {
+            const { data: user } = yield client.rest.users.getAuthenticated();
+            return user.login;
+        }
+        catch (error) {
+            if (error instanceof request_error_1.RequestError) {
+                // If you use the GITHUB_TOKEN provided by GitHub Actions to fetch the current user
+                // you get a 403. For now we'll assume any 403 means this is an Actions token.
+                if (error.status === 403) {
+                    return "github-actions[bot]";
+                }
+            }
+            throw error;
+        }
+    });
+}
 
 
 /***/ }),
@@ -10182,79 +10185,79 @@ function getLoginForToken(client) {
 /***/ (function(__unused_webpack_module, exports, __nccwpck_require__) {
 
 "use strict";
-
-var __createBinding = (this && this.__createBinding) || (Object.create ? (function(o, m, k, k2) {
-    if (k2 === undefined) k2 = k;
-    var desc = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(m, k);
-    if (!desc || ("get" in desc ? !m.__esModule : desc.writable || desc.configurable)) {
-      desc = { enumerable: true, get: function() { return m[k]; } };
-    }
-    Object.defineProperty(o, k2, desc);
-}) : (function(o, m, k, k2) {
-    if (k2 === undefined) k2 = k;
-    o[k2] = m[k];
-}));
-var __setModuleDefault = (this && this.__setModuleDefault) || (Object.create ? (function(o, v) {
-    Object.defineProperty(o, "default", { enumerable: true, value: v });
-}) : function(o, v) {
-    o["default"] = v;
-});
-var __importStar = (this && this.__importStar) || function (mod) {
-    if (mod && mod.__esModule) return mod;
-    var result = {};
-    if (mod != null) for (var k in mod) if (k !== "default" && Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(mod, k)) __createBinding(result, mod, k);
-    __setModuleDefault(result, mod);
-    return result;
-};
-var __awaiter = (this && this.__awaiter) || function (thisArg, _arguments, P, generator) {
-    function adopt(value) { return value instanceof P ? value : new P(function (resolve) { resolve(value); }); }
-    return new (P || (P = Promise))(function (resolve, reject) {
-        function fulfilled(value) { try { step(generator.next(value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }
-        function rejected(value) { try { step(generator["throw"](value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }
-        function step(result) { result.done ? resolve(result.value) : adopt(result.value).then(fulfilled, rejected); }
-        step((generator = generator.apply(thisArg, _arguments || [])).next());
-    });
-};
-Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", ({ value: true }));
-exports.run = void 0;
-const core = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(2186));
-const github = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(5438));
-const approve_1 = __nccwpck_require__(6609);
-function run() {
-    return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-        try {
-            const token = core.getInput("github-token");
-            const reviewMessage = core.getInput("review-message");
-            yield (0, approve_1.approve)(token, github.context, prNumber(), reviewMessage || undefined);
-        }
-        catch (error) {
-            if (error instanceof Error) {
-                core.setFailed(error.message);
-            }
-            else {
-                core.setFailed("Unknown error");
-            }
-        }
-    });
-}
-exports.run = run;
-function prNumber() {
-    if (core.getInput("pull-request-number") !== "") {
-        const prNumber = parseInt(core.getInput("pull-request-number"), 10);
-        if (Number.isNaN(prNumber)) {
-            throw new Error("Invalid `pull-request-number` value");
-        }
-        return prNumber;
-    }
-    if (!github.context.payload.pull_request) {
-        throw new Error("This action must be run using a `pull_request` event or " +
-            "have an explicit `pull-request-number` provided");
-    }
-    return github.context.payload.pull_request.number;
-}
-if (require.main === require.cache[eval('__filename')]) {
-    run();
-}
+
+var __createBinding = (this && this.__createBinding) || (Object.create ? (function(o, m, k, k2) {
+    if (k2 === undefined) k2 = k;
+    var desc = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(m, k);
+    if (!desc || ("get" in desc ? !m.__esModule : desc.writable || desc.configurable)) {
+      desc = { enumerable: true, get: function() { return m[k]; } };
+    }
+    Object.defineProperty(o, k2, desc);
+}) : (function(o, m, k, k2) {
+    if (k2 === undefined) k2 = k;
+    o[k2] = m[k];
+}));
+var __setModuleDefault = (this && this.__setModuleDefault) || (Object.create ? (function(o, v) {
+    Object.defineProperty(o, "default", { enumerable: true, value: v });
+}) : function(o, v) {
+    o["default"] = v;
+});
+var __importStar = (this && this.__importStar) || function (mod) {
+    if (mod && mod.__esModule) return mod;
+    var result = {};
+    if (mod != null) for (var k in mod) if (k !== "default" && Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(mod, k)) __createBinding(result, mod, k);
+    __setModuleDefault(result, mod);
+    return result;
+};
+var __awaiter = (this && this.__awaiter) || function (thisArg, _arguments, P, generator) {
+    function adopt(value) { return value instanceof P ? value : new P(function (resolve) { resolve(value); }); }
+    return new (P || (P = Promise))(function (resolve, reject) {
+        function fulfilled(value) { try { step(generator.next(value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }
+        function rejected(value) { try { step(generator["throw"](value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }
+        function step(result) { result.done ? resolve(result.value) : adopt(result.value).then(fulfilled, rejected); }
+        step((generator = generator.apply(thisArg, _arguments || [])).next());
+    });
+};
+Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", ({ value: true }));
+exports.run = void 0;
+const core = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(2186));
+const github = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(5438));
+const approve_1 = __nccwpck_require__(6609);
+function run() {
+    return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+        try {
+            const token = core.getInput("github-token");
+            const reviewMessage = core.getInput("review-message");
+            yield (0, approve_1.approve)(token, github.context, prNumber(), reviewMessage || undefined);
+        }
+        catch (error) {
+            if (error instanceof Error) {
+                core.setFailed(error.message);
+            }
+            else {
+                core.setFailed("Unknown error");
+            }
+        }
+    });
+}
+exports.run = run;
+function prNumber() {
+    if (core.getInput("pull-request-number") !== "") {
+        const prNumber = parseInt(core.getInput("pull-request-number"), 10);
+        if (Number.isNaN(prNumber)) {
+            throw new Error("Invalid `pull-request-number` value");
+        }
+        return prNumber;
+    }
+    if (!github.context.payload.pull_request) {
+        throw new Error("This action must be run using a `pull_request` event or " +
+            "have an explicit `pull-request-number` provided");
+    }
+    return github.context.payload.pull_request.number;
+}
+if (require.main === require.cache[eval('__filename')]) {
+    run();
+}
 
 
 /***/ }),
diff --git a/src/approve.test.ts b/src/approve.test.ts
index d32c589..e1cf319 100644
--- a/src/approve.test.ts
+++ b/src/approve.test.ts
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ afterEach(() => {
 const apiNock = nock("https://api.github.com");
 const apiMocks = {
   getUser: () => apiNock.get("/user").reply(200, { login: "hmarr" }),
-  getPull: () =>
-    apiNock.get("/repos/hmarr/test/pulls/101").reply(200, {
+  getPull: (pullRequest?: object) =>
+    apiNock.get("/repos/hmarr/test/pulls/101").reply(200, pullRequest ?? {
       head: { sha: "24c5451bbf1fb09caa3ac8024df4788aff4d4974" },
     }),
   getReviews: (reviews?: object[]) =>
@@ -226,6 +226,29 @@ test("when a review has already been approved by unknown user", async () => {
   expect(createReview.isDone()).toBe(true);
 });
 
+test("when a review has been previously approved by user and but requests a re-review", async () => {
+  apiMocks.getUser();
+  apiMocks.getPull({
+    head: { sha: "24c5451bbf1fb09caa3ac8024df4788aff4d4974" },
+    requested_reviewers: [
+      { login: "hmarr" }
+    ]
+  });
+  apiMocks.getReviews([
+    {
+      user: { login: "some" },
+      commit_id: "24c5451bbf1fb09caa3ac8024df4788aff4d4974",
+      state: "APPROVED",
+    },
+  ]);
+
+  const createReview = apiMocks.createReview();
+
+  await approve("gh-tok", new Context(), 101);
+
+  expect(createReview.isDone()).toBe(true);
+});
+
 test("without a pull request", async () => {
   const createReview = apiMocks.createReview();
   await approve("gh-tok", new Context());
diff --git a/src/approve.ts b/src/approve.ts
index 8e4f20d..dc798fe 100644
--- a/src/approve.ts
+++ b/src/approve.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,13 @@ export async function approve(
       if (
         review.user?.login == login &&
         review.commit_id == commit &&
-        review.state == "APPROVED"
+        review.state == "APPROVED" &&
+        ((
+          pull_request.data.requested_reviewers != undefined &&
+          pull_request.data.requested_reviewers.filter(reviewer => reviewer.login == login).length == 0
+        ) ||
+        pull_request.data.requested_reviewers == undefined
+        )
       ) {
         core.info(
           `Current user already approved pull request #${prNumber}, nothing to do`