diff --git a/.github/BOTMETA.yml b/.github/BOTMETA.yml
index 0ef00a79ca..1480dd3f0b 100644
--- a/.github/BOTMETA.yml
+++ b/.github/BOTMETA.yml
@@ -297,35 +297,37 @@ files:
   $modules/cloud/smartos/vmadm.py: jasperla
   $modules/cloud/softlayer/sl_vm.py: mcltn
   $modules/cloud/univention/: 2-B
-  $modules/cloud/vmware/: $team_vmware
+  $modules/cloud/vmware/:
+    maintainers: $team_vmware
+    ignored: jcpowermac mtnbikenc
   $modules/cloud/vmware/vca_fw.py: privateip
   $modules/cloud/vmware/vca_nat.py: privateip
   $modules/cloud/vmware/vca_vapp.py: privateip
   $modules/cloud/vmware/vcenter_license.py: dagwieers
-  $modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_cluster.py: $team_ansible jcpowermac
-  $modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_datacenter.py: $team_ansible jcpowermac kamsz
-  $modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_dns_config.py: $team_ansible jcpowermac
-  $modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_dvs_host.py: $team_ansible jcpowermac
-  $modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_dvs_portgroup.py: $team_ansible jcpowermac
-  $modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_dvswitch.py: $team_ansible jcpowermac
+  $modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_cluster.py: $team_ansible
+  $modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_datacenter.py: $team_ansible kamsz
+  $modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_dns_config.py: $team_ansible
+  $modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_dvs_host.py: $team_ansible
+  $modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_dvs_portgroup.py: $team_ansible
+  $modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_dvswitch.py: $team_ansible
   $modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest.py: dagwieers
   $modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest_facts.py: nerzhul
-  $modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest_find.py: $team_vmware
-  $modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_host.py: $team_ansible jcpowermac dagwieers
+  $modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest_find.py:
+  $modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_host.py: $team_ansible  dagwieers
   $modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_local_user_manager.py: $team_ansible
   $modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_maintenancemode.py: $team_ansible
-  $modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_migrate_vmk.py: $team_ansible jcpowermac
-  $modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_portgroup.py: $team_ansible jcpowermac
+  $modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_migrate_vmk.py: $team_ansible
+  $modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_portgroup.py: $team_ansible
   $modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_resource_pool.py: dav1x
   $modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_target_canonical_facts.py: $team_ansible
-  $modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_vm_facts.py: $team_ansible jcpowermac
+  $modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_vm_facts.py: $team_ansible
   $modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_vm_shell.py: chrrrles ritzk
-  $modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_vm_vss_dvs_migrate.py: $team_ansible jcpowermac
-  $modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_vmkernel.py: $team_ansible jcpowermac
-  $modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_vmkernel_ip_config.py: $team_ansible jcpowermac
+  $modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_vm_vss_dvs_migrate.py: $team_ansible
+  $modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_vmkernel.py: $team_ansible
+  $modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_vmkernel_ip_config.py: $team_ansible
   $modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_vmotion.py: $team_ansible bedecarroll
   $modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_vsan_cluster.py: $team_ansible
-  $modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_vswitch.py: akasurde jcpowermac
+  $modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_vswitch.py: akasurde
   $modules/cloud/vmware/vsphere_copy.py: dagwieers
   $modules/cloud/vmware/vsphere_guest.py: $team_ansible rhoop dagwieers
   $modules/cloud/vultr/: resmo