diff --git a/aider/commands.py b/aider/commands.py
index 76640d0e7..309a6ed7e 100644
--- a/aider/commands.py
+++ b/aider/commands.py
@@ -1140,8 +1140,8 @@ class Commands:
         from aider.report import report_github_issue
 
         announcements = "\n".join(self.coder.get_announcements())
-        issue_text = f"User report:\n\n{args}\n\nAnnouncements:\n{announcements}"
-        report_github_issue(issue_text, confirm=True)
+        issue_text = f"{'User report:\n\n' if args.strip() else ''}{args}\n\nAnnouncements:\n{announcements}"
+        report_github_issue(issue_text, confirm=False)
 
 
 def expand_subdir(file_path):