diff --git a/app/models/artist.rb b/app/models/artist.rb
index 1e1c62bf3..bd32a7a58 100644
--- a/app/models/artist.rb
+++ b/app/models/artist.rb
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ 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")
+            tag_implication = TagImplication.create!(:antecedent_name => name, :consequent_name => "banned_artist", :skip_secondary_validations => true, :status => "pending")
             tag_implication.delay(:queue => "default").process!
           end