--- a/testing/mozharness/scripts/l10n_bumper.py
+++ b/testing/mozharness/scripts/l10n_bumper.py
@@ -35,16 +35,24 @@ class L10nBumper(VCSScript):
     config_options = [[
         ['--ignore-closed-tree', ],
         {
             "action": "store_true",
             "dest": "ignore_closed_tree",
             "default": False,
             "help": "Bump l10n changesets on a closed tree."
         }
+    ], [
+        ['--build', ],
+        {
+            "action": "store_false",
+            "dest": "dontbuild",
+            "default": True,
+            "help": "Trigger new builds on push."
+        }
     ]]
 
     def __init__(self, require_config_file=True):
         super(L10nBumper, self).__init__(
             all_actions=[
                 'clobber',
                 'check-treestatus',
                 'checkout-gecko',
@@ -186,19 +194,21 @@ class L10nBumper(VCSScript):
             for k, v in platform_dict.items():
                 v['revision'] = 'default'
                 revision_dict[k] = v
         self.info("revision_dict:\n%s" % pprint.pformat(revision_dict))
         return revision_dict
 
     def build_commit_message(self, name, locale_map):
         comments = ''
-        approval_str = 'DONTBUILD r=release a=l10n-bump'
+        approval_str = 'r=release a=l10n-bump'
         for locale, revision in sorted(locale_map.items()):
             comments += "%s -> %s\n" % (locale, revision)
+        if self.config['dontbuild']:
+            approval_str += " DONTBUILD"
         if self.config['ignore_closed_tree']:
             approval_str += " CLOSED TREE"
         message = 'no bug - Bumping %s %s\n\n' % (name, approval_str)
         message += comments
         message = message.encode("utf-8")
         return message
 
     def query_treestatus(self):