diff --git a/app/models/mixins/retirement_mixin.rb b/app/models/mixins/retirement_mixin.rb
index 8c8d4a50fb3..1b448e0cbdc 100644
--- a/app/models/mixins/retirement_mixin.rb
+++ b/app/models/mixins/retirement_mixin.rb
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ def system_context_requester
       User.find(evm_owner_id)
     else
       $log.info("System context defaulting to admin user because owner of #{name} not set.")
-      User.find_by(:userid => 'admin')
+      User.in_my_region.find_by(:userid => 'admin')
     end
   end