diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index be894dbb2d..92a9cdd831 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Each line is a file pattern followed by one or more owners.
 
 # global catch call if not 
-*       lattice/quda_core
+*       @lattice/quda_core
 
 # CMake Maintainers
 CMakeLists.txt @lattice/cmake_maintainers
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ hip/    @lattice/target_hip_maintainers
 
 # SYCL Maintainers
 sycl/   @lattice/target_sycl_maintainers
+