diff --git a/app/models/user_name_change_request.rb b/app/models/user_name_change_request.rb
index 75eefd2ff..85db75935 100644
--- a/app/models/user_name_change_request.rb
+++ b/app/models/user_name_change_request.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class UserNameChangeRequest < ActiveRecord::Base
   validates_format_of :desired_name, :with => /\A[^\s:]+\Z/, :on => :create, :message => "cannot have whitespace or colons"
   before_validation :normalize_name
   after_create :notify_admins
-  attr_accessible :status, :user_id, :original_name, :desired_name, :change_reason, :rejection_reason
+  attr_accessible :status, :user_id, :original_name, :desired_name, :change_reason, :rejection_reason, :approver_id
   
   def self.pending
     where(:status => "pending")