diff --git a/src/documents/tests/test_api_bulk_edit.py b/src/documents/tests/test_api_bulk_edit.py
index ebef6a329..ba0e1139f 100644
--- a/src/documents/tests/test_api_bulk_edit.py
+++ b/src/documents/tests/test_api_bulk_edit.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class TestBulkEditAPI(DirectoriesMixin, APITestCase):
         super().setUp()
 
         user = User.objects.create_superuser(username="temp_admin")
+        self.user = user
         self.client.force_authenticate(user=user)
 
         patcher = mock.patch("documents.bulk_edit.bulk_update_documents.delay")
@@ -993,6 +994,7 @@ class TestBulkEditAPI(DirectoriesMixin, APITestCase):
         args, kwargs = m.call_args
         self.assertCountEqual(args[0], [self.doc2.id, self.doc3.id])
         self.assertEqual(kwargs["metadata_document_id"], self.doc3.id)
+        self.assertEqual(kwargs["user"], self.user)
 
     @mock.patch("documents.serialisers.bulk_edit.merge")
     def test_merge_and_delete_insufficient_permissions(self, m):
@@ -1092,6 +1094,7 @@ class TestBulkEditAPI(DirectoriesMixin, APITestCase):
         args, kwargs = m.call_args
         self.assertCountEqual(args[0], [self.doc2.id])
         self.assertEqual(kwargs["pages"], [[1], [2, 3, 4], [5, 6], [7]])
+        self.assertEqual(kwargs["user"], self.user)
 
     def test_split_invalid_params(self):
         response = self.client.post(
diff --git a/src/documents/tests/test_bulk_edit.py b/src/documents/tests/test_bulk_edit.py
index 37ebc35fc..fed93cd01 100644
--- a/src/documents/tests/test_bulk_edit.py
+++ b/src/documents/tests/test_bulk_edit.py
@@ -422,8 +422,9 @@ class TestPDFActions(DirectoriesMixin, TestCase):
         """
         doc_ids = [self.doc1.id, self.doc2.id, self.doc3.id]
         metadata_document_id = self.doc1.id
+        user = User.objects.create(username="test_user")
 
-        result = bulk_edit.merge(doc_ids)
+        result = bulk_edit.merge(doc_ids, None, False, user)
 
         expected_filename = (
             f"{'_'.join([str(doc_id) for doc_id in doc_ids])[:100]}_merged.pdf"
@@ -525,7 +526,8 @@ class TestPDFActions(DirectoriesMixin, TestCase):
         """
         doc_ids = [self.doc2.id]
         pages = [[1, 2], [3]]
-        result = bulk_edit.split(doc_ids, pages)
+        user = User.objects.create(username="test_user")
+        result = bulk_edit.split(doc_ids, pages, False, user)
         self.assertEqual(mock_consume_file.call_count, 2)
         consume_file_args, _ = mock_consume_file.call_args
         self.assertEqual(consume_file_args[1].title, "B (split 2)")