diff --git a/workflow-pr/maintainership.go b/workflow-pr/maintainership.go
index 456c049..05f3519 100644
--- a/workflow-pr/maintainership.go
+++ b/workflow-pr/maintainership.go
@@ -125,9 +125,13 @@ func IsPrjGitPRApproved(gitea common.GiteaMaintainershipInterface, giteapr Gitea
 		}
 	}
 
+	requiredReviews := slices.Clone(config.Reviewers)
 	for _, r := range prjPR.reviews {
-
+		if !r.Stale && r.State == common.ReviewStateApproved && slices.Contains(requiredReviews, r.User.UserName) {
+			idx := slices.Index(requiredReviews, r.User.UserName)
+			requiredReviews = slices.Delete(requiredReviews, idx, idx+1)
+		}
 	}
 
-	return true, nil
+	return len(requiredReviews) == 0, nil
 }
diff --git a/workflow-pr/maintainership_test.go b/workflow-pr/maintainership_test.go
index c743055..6ffeffc 100644
--- a/workflow-pr/maintainership_test.go
+++ b/workflow-pr/maintainership_test.go
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ func TestReviewApproval(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{
 			name:    "Maintainer not approved",
-			pr:      &models.PullRequest{Body: "", Index: 10, RequestedReviewers: []*models.User{}},
+			pr:      &models.PullRequest{Body: "PR: foo/foo#10", Index: 10, RequestedReviewers: []*models.User{}},
 			reviews: []*models.PullReview{},
 
 			maintainerFile: []byte(`{"foo": ["bingo"]}`),
@@ -187,11 +187,11 @@ func TestReviewApproval(t *testing.T) {
 			approved: false,
 		},
 		{
-			name:    "Maintainer approved",
-			pr:      &models.PullRequest{Body: "", Index: 10, RequestedReviewers: []*models.User{}},
+			name: "Maintainer approved",
+			pr:   &models.PullRequest{Body: "", Index: 10, RequestedReviewers: []*models.User{}},
 			reviews: []*models.PullReview{
 				&models.PullReview{
-					Body: "wow!",
+					Body:  "wow!",
 					Stale: false,
 					State: common.ReviewStateApproved,
 					User: &models.User{
@@ -217,8 +217,8 @@ func TestReviewApproval(t *testing.T) {
 			mi.EXPECT().FetchMaintainershipFile("foo", common.DefaultGitPrj, "bar").Return(test.maintainerFile, nil)
 
 			approved, err := IsPrjGitPRApproved(mi, pri, config, 10)
-			if approved == test.approved {
-				t.Error("Unexpected approved or err:", err)
+			if approved != test.approved {
+				t.Error("Unexpected approve state:", approved, "vs. expected", test.approved, ", or err:", err)
 			}
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Error("Unexpected error", err)