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
         )