diff --git a/github_api/voting.py b/github_api/voting.py
index bc06d582..2d11ae4d 100644
--- a/github_api/voting.py
+++ b/github_api/voting.py
@@ -129,9 +129,7 @@ def get_vote_sum(api, votes):
     total """
     total = 0
     for user, vote in votes.items():
-        # I'm doing this just to see what will happen
-        # I'll revert it if it succeeds
-        weight = 1.0 if user.lower() == "plasmapower" else 0.0
+        weight = get_vote_weight(api, user)
         total += weight * vote
 
     return total