diff --git a/script/fixes/021_fix_deleted_pool_strings.rb b/script/fixes/021_fix_deleted_pool_strings.rb
index d3cb8f0d0..a73b96cbc 100644
--- a/script/fixes/021_fix_deleted_pool_strings.rb
+++ b/script/fixes/021_fix_deleted_pool_strings.rb
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ ActiveRecord::Base.connection.execute("set statement_timeout = 0")
 CurrentUser.user = User.admins.first
 CurrentUser.ip_addr = "127.0.0.1"
 
-Pool.deleted.where("post_count > 0").find_each do |pool|
-  Post.where("id in (?)", pool.post_id_array).tag_match("-pool:#{pool.id}").find_each do |post|
-    post.add_pool!(pool, true)
+CurrentUser.without_safe_mode do
+  Pool.deleted.where("post_count > 0").find_each do |pool|
+    Post.where("id in (?)", pool.post_id_array).tag_match("-pool:#{pool.id}").find_each do |post|
+      post.add_pool!(pool, true)
+    end
   end
 end