diff --git a/app/models/mixins/inter_region_api_method_relay.rb b/app/models/mixins/inter_region_api_method_relay.rb
index f12653985ce..9def3c4b8ea 100644
--- a/app/models/mixins/inter_region_api_method_relay.rb
+++ b/app/models/mixins/inter_region_api_method_relay.rb
@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ def self.api_client_connection_for_region(region_number, user = User.current_use
   def self.exec_api_call(region, collection_name, action, api_args = nil, id = nil)
     require 'manageiq-api-client'
     api_args ||= {}
-    collection = api_client_connection_for_region(region).public_send(collection_name)
+    user_name =  api_args[:requester]&.fetch("user_name")
+    user_name = User.current_user&.userid if user_name.blank?
+    collection = api_client_connection_for_region(region, user_name).public_send(collection_name)
     collection_or_instance = id ? collection.find(id) : collection
     result = collection_or_instance.public_send(action, api_args)
     case result
diff --git a/spec/models/mixins/inter_region_api_method_relay_spec.rb b/spec/models/mixins/inter_region_api_method_relay_spec.rb
index d8ed9685d74..34843b2185a 100644
--- a/spec/models/mixins/inter_region_api_method_relay_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/mixins/inter_region_api_method_relay_spec.rb
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ def expect_api_call(expected_action, expected_args = nil)
 
     describe ".exec_api_call" do
       let(:region)             { 0 }
+      let(:userid)             { nil }
       let(:action)             { :the_action }
       let(:api_connection)     { double("ManageIQ::API::Client Connection") }
       let(:api_collection)     { double("ManageIQ::API::Client Collection", :name => collection_name) }
@@ -216,7 +217,7 @@ def expect_api_call(expected_action, expected_args = nil)
       let(:api_resource)       { ManageIQ::API::Client::Resource.subclass("test_resource").new(api_collection, {}) }
 
       before do
-        expect(described_class).to receive(:api_client_connection_for_region).with(region).and_return(api_connection)
+        expect(described_class).to receive(:api_client_connection_for_region).with(region, userid).and_return(api_connection)
         expect(api_connection).to receive(collection_name).and_return(api_collection)
       end