diff --git a/webtools/bugzilla/Bugzilla/Bug.pm b/webtools/bugzilla/Bugzilla/Bug.pm
index e523621e0fd..dcaef8004bf 100644
--- a/webtools/bugzilla/Bugzilla/Bug.pm
+++ b/webtools/bugzilla/Bugzilla/Bug.pm
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ sub _check_bug_status {
 
 sub _check_cc {
     my ($invocant, $component, $ccs) = @_;
-    return [] unless $ccs;
+    return [map {$_->id} @{$component->initial_cc}] unless $ccs;
 
     my %cc_ids;
     foreach my $person (@$ccs) {