diff --git a/app/controllers/tag_aliases_controller.rb b/app/controllers/tag_aliases_controller.rb
index dafa8a0d3..248d22da6 100644
--- a/app/controllers/tag_aliases_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/tag_aliases_controller.rb
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class TagAliasesController < ApplicationController
     @tag_alias = TagAlias.find(params[:id])
     @tag_alias.update_column(:status, "queued")
     @tag_alias.rename_wiki_and_artist
-    @tag_alias.delay(:queue => "default").process!
+    @tag_alias.delay(:queue => "default").process!(true, CurrentUser.id)
     respond_with(@tag_alias, :location => tag_alias_path(@tag_alias))
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/tag_implications_controller.rb b/app/controllers/tag_implications_controller.rb
index 5518e1b75..e8c2e4dac 100644
--- a/app/controllers/tag_implications_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/tag_implications_controller.rb
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class TagImplicationsController < ApplicationController
   def approve
     @tag_implication = TagImplication.find(params[:id])
     @tag_implication.update_column(:status, "queued")
-    @tag_implication.delay(:queue => "default").process!
+    @tag_implication.delay(:queue => "default").process!(true, CurrentUser.id)
     respond_with(@tag_implication, :location => tag_implication_path(@tag_implication))
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/logical/alias_and_implication_importer.rb b/app/logical/alias_and_implication_importer.rb
index 9b4b26022..4a769fba2 100644
--- a/app/logical/alias_and_implication_importer.rb
+++ b/app/logical/alias_and_implication_importer.rb
@@ -87,14 +87,14 @@ private
             raise "Error: #{tag_alias.errors.full_messages.join("; ")} (create alias #{tag_alias.antecedent_name} -> #{tag_alias.consequent_name})"
           end
           tag_alias.rename_wiki_and_artist if rename_aliased_pages?
-          tag_alias.delay(:queue => "default").process!(false)
+          tag_alias.delay(:queue => "default").process!(false, CurrentUser.id)
 
         when :create_implication
           tag_implication = TagImplication.create(:forum_topic_id => forum_id, :status => "pending", :antecedent_name => token[1], :consequent_name => token[2], :skip_secondary_validations => skip_secondary_validations)
           unless tag_implication.valid?
             raise "Error: #{tag_implication.errors.full_messages.join("; ")} (create implication #{tag_implication.antecedent_name} -> #{tag_implication.consequent_name})"
           end
-          tag_implication.delay(:queue => "default").process!(false)
+          tag_implication.delay(:queue => "default").process!(false, CurrentUser.id)
 
         when :remove_alias
           tag_alias = TagAlias.where("antecedent_name = ?", token[1]).first
diff --git a/app/models/tag_alias.rb b/app/models/tag_alias.rb
index 8c7fc7df8..2bfe76cb5 100644
--- a/app/models/tag_alias.rb
+++ b/app/models/tag_alias.rb
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class TagAlias < ActiveRecord::Base
     end.uniq
   end
 
-  def process!(update_topic=true)
+  def process!(update_topic=true, approver_id = nil)
     unless valid?
       raise errors.full_messages.join("; ")
     end
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class TagAlias < ActiveRecord::Base
     tries = 0
 
     begin
-      admin = CurrentUser.user || User.admins.first
+      admin = CurrentUser.user || User.where(id: approver_id).first || User.admins.first
       CurrentUser.scoped(admin, "127.0.0.1") do
         update_column(:status, "processing")
         move_aliases_and_implications
diff --git a/app/models/tag_implication.rb b/app/models/tag_implication.rb
index 65f66cadf..b185c4582 100644
--- a/app/models/tag_implication.rb
+++ b/app/models/tag_implication.rb
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class TagImplication < ActiveRecord::Base
     self.creator_ip_addr = CurrentUser.ip_addr
   end
 
-  def process!(update_topic=true)
+  def process!(update_topic=true, approver_id=nil)
     unless valid?
       raise errors.full_messages.join("; ")
     end
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class TagImplication < ActiveRecord::Base
     tries = 0
 
     begin
-      admin = CurrentUser.user || User.admins.first
+      admin = CurrentUser.user || User.where(id: approver_id).first || User.admins.first
       CurrentUser.scoped(admin, "127.0.0.1") do
         update_column(:status, "processing")
         update_posts