diff --git a/app/forms/curation_concerns/forms/workflow_action_form.rb b/app/forms/curation_concerns/forms/workflow_action_form.rb
index ab74cdee2..f30838b4e 100644
--- a/app/forms/curation_concerns/forms/workflow_action_form.rb
+++ b/app/forms/curation_concerns/forms/workflow_action_form.rb
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def save
 
       def authorized_for_processing
         return true if CurationConcerns::Workflow::PermissionQuery.authorized_for_processing?(
-          user: subject.agent,
+          user: subject.user,
           entity: subject.entity,
           action: sipity_workflow_action
         )
diff --git a/app/services/curation_concerns/workflow/workflow_action_service.rb b/app/services/curation_concerns/workflow/workflow_action_service.rb
index 6bf5620dd..f03b03237 100644
--- a/app/services/curation_concerns/workflow/workflow_action_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/curation_concerns/workflow/workflow_action_service.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def update_sipity_workflow_state
 
         def create_sipity_comment
           return true unless comment_text.present?
-          Sipity::Comment.create!(entity: subject.entity, agent: subject.agent, comment: comment_text)
+          Sipity::Comment.create!(entity: subject.entity, agent: subject.user, comment: comment_text)
         end
 
         def handle_sipity_notifications(comment:)