diff --git a/git_cl.py b/git_cl.py
index 58e5e8a9a..3a709f5b4 100755
--- a/git_cl.py
+++ b/git_cl.py
@@ -1056,9 +1056,10 @@ def ParseIssueNumberArgument(arg, codereview=None):
   fail_result = _ParsedIssueNumberArgument()
 
   if arg.isdigit():
-    return _ParsedIssueNumberArgument(issue=int(arg))
+    return _ParsedIssueNumberArgument(issue=int(arg), codereview=codereview)
   if not arg.startswith('http'):
     return fail_result
+
   url = gclient_utils.UpgradeToHttps(arg)
   try:
     parsed_url = urlparse.urlparse(url)