diff --git a/lib/mv/accounts/user/validations/email_not_used_by_other_member.ex b/lib/mv/accounts/user/validations/email_not_used_by_other_member.ex
index af68f96..8c28af6 100644
--- a/lib/mv/accounts/user/validations/email_not_used_by_other_member.ex
+++ b/lib/mv/accounts/user/validations/email_not_used_by_other_member.ex
@@ -73,12 +73,18 @@ defmodule Mv.Accounts.User.Validations.EmailNotUsedByOtherMember do
   end
 
   defp check_email_uniqueness(email, exclude_member_id) do
+    alias Mv.Helpers
+    alias Mv.Helpers.SystemActor
+
     query =
       Mv.Membership.Member
       |> Ash.Query.filter(email == ^to_string(email))
       |> maybe_exclude_id(exclude_member_id)
 
-    case Ash.read(query) do
+    system_actor = SystemActor.get_system_actor()
+    opts = Helpers.ash_actor_opts(system_actor)
+
+    case Ash.read(query, opts) do
       {:ok, []} ->
         :ok
 
diff --git a/lib/mv/membership/member/validations/email_not_used_by_other_user.ex b/lib/mv/membership/member/validations/email_not_used_by_other_user.ex
index e1bbc4e..3e6ae58 100644
--- a/lib/mv/membership/member/validations/email_not_used_by_other_user.ex
+++ b/lib/mv/membership/member/validations/email_not_used_by_other_user.ex
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ defmodule Mv.Membership.Member.Validations.EmailNotUsedByOtherUser do
   def validate(changeset, _opts, _context) do
     email_changing? = Ash.Changeset.changing_attribute?(changeset, :email)
 
-    actor = Map.get(changeset.context || %{}, :actor)
-    linked_user_id = get_linked_user_id(changeset.data, actor)
+    linked_user_id = get_linked_user_id(changeset.data)
     is_linked? = not is_nil(linked_user_id)
 
     # Only validate if member is already linked AND email is changing
@@ -40,19 +39,22 @@ defmodule Mv.Membership.Member.Validations.EmailNotUsedByOtherUser do
 
     if should_validate? do
       new_email = Ash.Changeset.get_attribute(changeset, :email)
-      check_email_uniqueness(new_email, linked_user_id, actor)
+      check_email_uniqueness(new_email, linked_user_id)
     else
       :ok
     end
   end
 
-  defp check_email_uniqueness(email, exclude_user_id, actor) do
+  defp check_email_uniqueness(email, exclude_user_id) do
+    alias Mv.Helpers.SystemActor
+
     query =
       Mv.Accounts.User
       |> Ash.Query.filter(email == ^email)
       |> maybe_exclude_id(exclude_user_id)
 
-    opts = Helpers.ash_actor_opts(actor)
+    system_actor = SystemActor.get_system_actor()
+    opts = Helpers.ash_actor_opts(system_actor)
 
     case Ash.read(query, opts) do
       {:ok, []} ->
@@ -69,8 +71,11 @@ defmodule Mv.Membership.Member.Validations.EmailNotUsedByOtherUser do
   defp maybe_exclude_id(query, nil), do: query
   defp maybe_exclude_id(query, id), do: Ash.Query.filter(query, id != ^id)
 
-  defp get_linked_user_id(member_data, actor) do
-    opts = Helpers.ash_actor_opts(actor)
+  defp get_linked_user_id(member_data) do
+    alias Mv.Helpers.SystemActor
+
+    system_actor = SystemActor.get_system_actor()
+    opts = Helpers.ash_actor_opts(system_actor)
 
     case Ash.load(member_data, :user, opts) do
       {:ok, %{user: %{id: id}}} -> id