diff --git a/app/models/artist.rb b/app/models/artist.rb
index 3727a2fee..911e1b88f 100644
--- a/app/models/artist.rb
+++ b/app/models/artist.rb
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ class Artist < ActiveRecord::Base
           # potential race condition but unlikely
           unless TagImplication.where(:antecedent_name => name, :consequent_name => "banned_artist").exists?
             tag_implication = TagImplication.create!(:antecedent_name => name, :consequent_name => "banned_artist", :skip_secondary_validations => true, :status => "pending")
-            tag_implication.delay(:queue => "default").process!
+            tag_implication.approve!(CurrentUser.user)
           end
 
           update_column(:is_banned, true)