diff --git a/packages/ozone/src/api/admin/createCommunicationTemplate.ts b/packages/ozone/src/api/admin/createCommunicationTemplate.ts
index 0f7b794fcb4..33053aa863f 100644
--- a/packages/ozone/src/api/admin/createCommunicationTemplate.ts
+++ b/packages/ozone/src/api/admin/createCommunicationTemplate.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import AppContext from '../../context'
 
 export default function (server: Server, ctx: AppContext) {
   server.com.atproto.admin.createCommunicationTemplate({
-    auth: ctx.authVerifier.moderator,
+    auth: ctx.authVerifier.modOrAdminToken,
     handler: async ({ input, auth }) => {
       const access = auth.credentials
       const db = ctx.db
diff --git a/packages/ozone/src/api/admin/deleteCommunicationTemplate.ts b/packages/ozone/src/api/admin/deleteCommunicationTemplate.ts
index 409a8bc9ba9..671a8628700 100644
--- a/packages/ozone/src/api/admin/deleteCommunicationTemplate.ts
+++ b/packages/ozone/src/api/admin/deleteCommunicationTemplate.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import AppContext from '../../context'
 
 export default function (server: Server, ctx: AppContext) {
   server.com.atproto.admin.deleteCommunicationTemplate({
-    auth: ctx.authVerifier.moderator,
+    auth: ctx.authVerifier.modOrAdminToken,
     handler: async ({ input, auth }) => {
       const access = auth.credentials
       const db = ctx.db
diff --git a/packages/ozone/src/api/admin/emitModerationEvent.ts b/packages/ozone/src/api/admin/emitModerationEvent.ts
index ee4927bce30..f2885e67e4c 100644
--- a/packages/ozone/src/api/admin/emitModerationEvent.ts
+++ b/packages/ozone/src/api/admin/emitModerationEvent.ts
@@ -13,10 +13,13 @@ import { retryHttp } from '../../util'
 
 export default function (server: Server, ctx: AppContext) {
   server.com.atproto.admin.emitModerationEvent({
-    auth: ctx.authVerifier.moderator,
+    auth: ctx.authVerifier.modOrAdminToken,
     handler: async ({ input, auth }) => {
       const access = auth.credentials
-      const createdBy = access.iss
+      const createdBy =
+        auth.credentials.type === 'moderator'
+          ? auth.credentials.iss
+          : input.body.createdBy
       const db = ctx.db
       const moderationService = ctx.modService(db)
       const { event } = input.body
diff --git a/packages/ozone/src/api/admin/getModerationEvent.ts b/packages/ozone/src/api/admin/getModerationEvent.ts
index cd1657b6a4d..b29d49af4cc 100644
--- a/packages/ozone/src/api/admin/getModerationEvent.ts
+++ b/packages/ozone/src/api/admin/getModerationEvent.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import AppContext from '../../context'
 
 export default function (server: Server, ctx: AppContext) {
   server.com.atproto.admin.getModerationEvent({
-    auth: ctx.authVerifier.moderator,
+    auth: ctx.authVerifier.modOrAdminToken,
     handler: async ({ params }) => {
       const { id } = params
       const db = ctx.db
diff --git a/packages/ozone/src/api/admin/getRecord.ts b/packages/ozone/src/api/admin/getRecord.ts
index 34b94c21b2f..e59b8522638 100644
--- a/packages/ozone/src/api/admin/getRecord.ts
+++ b/packages/ozone/src/api/admin/getRecord.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { AtUri } from '@atproto/syntax'
 
 export default function (server: Server, ctx: AppContext) {
   server.com.atproto.admin.getRecord({
-    auth: ctx.authVerifier.moderator,
+    auth: ctx.authVerifier.modOrAdminToken,
     handler: async ({ params, auth }) => {
       const db = ctx.db
 
diff --git a/packages/ozone/src/api/admin/getRepo.ts b/packages/ozone/src/api/admin/getRepo.ts
index 2812d5de3c4..cb8d85127b8 100644
--- a/packages/ozone/src/api/admin/getRepo.ts
+++ b/packages/ozone/src/api/admin/getRepo.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { addAccountInfoToRepoViewDetail, getPdsAccountInfo } from './util'
 
 export default function (server: Server, ctx: AppContext) {
   server.com.atproto.admin.getRepo({
-    auth: ctx.authVerifier.moderator,
+    auth: ctx.authVerifier.modOrAdminToken,
     handler: async ({ params, auth }) => {
       const { did } = params
       const db = ctx.db
diff --git a/packages/ozone/src/api/admin/listCommunicationTemplates.ts b/packages/ozone/src/api/admin/listCommunicationTemplates.ts
index 4ed69157e1d..41b1a364c46 100644
--- a/packages/ozone/src/api/admin/listCommunicationTemplates.ts
+++ b/packages/ozone/src/api/admin/listCommunicationTemplates.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import AppContext from '../../context'
 
 export default function (server: Server, ctx: AppContext) {
   server.com.atproto.admin.listCommunicationTemplates({
-    auth: ctx.authVerifier.moderator,
+    auth: ctx.authVerifier.modOrAdminToken,
     handler: async ({ auth }) => {
       const access = auth.credentials
       const db = ctx.db
diff --git a/packages/ozone/src/api/admin/queryModerationEvents.ts b/packages/ozone/src/api/admin/queryModerationEvents.ts
index f9cfbe65cd1..ebcda59ef38 100644
--- a/packages/ozone/src/api/admin/queryModerationEvents.ts
+++ b/packages/ozone/src/api/admin/queryModerationEvents.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { getEventType } from '../moderation/util'
 
 export default function (server: Server, ctx: AppContext) {
   server.com.atproto.admin.queryModerationEvents({
-    auth: ctx.authVerifier.moderator,
+    auth: ctx.authVerifier.modOrAdminToken,
     handler: async ({ params }) => {
       const {
         subject,
diff --git a/packages/ozone/src/api/admin/queryModerationStatuses.ts b/packages/ozone/src/api/admin/queryModerationStatuses.ts
index a97a998fc1d..a484ae8aedc 100644
--- a/packages/ozone/src/api/admin/queryModerationStatuses.ts
+++ b/packages/ozone/src/api/admin/queryModerationStatuses.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { getReviewState } from '../moderation/util'
 
 export default function (server: Server, ctx: AppContext) {
   server.com.atproto.admin.queryModerationStatuses({
-    auth: ctx.authVerifier.moderator,
+    auth: ctx.authVerifier.modOrAdminToken,
     handler: async ({ params }) => {
       const {
         subject,
diff --git a/packages/ozone/src/api/admin/searchRepos.ts b/packages/ozone/src/api/admin/searchRepos.ts
index e33595de3bd..ce6e1cfa3a6 100644
--- a/packages/ozone/src/api/admin/searchRepos.ts
+++ b/packages/ozone/src/api/admin/searchRepos.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { mapDefined } from '@atproto/common'
 
 export default function (server: Server, ctx: AppContext) {
   server.com.atproto.admin.searchRepos({
-    auth: ctx.authVerifier.moderator,
+    auth: ctx.authVerifier.modOrAdminToken,
     handler: async ({ params }) => {
       const modService = ctx.modService(ctx.db)
 
diff --git a/packages/ozone/src/api/admin/updateCommunicationTemplate.ts b/packages/ozone/src/api/admin/updateCommunicationTemplate.ts
index b206dbe46ef..fde11111390 100644
--- a/packages/ozone/src/api/admin/updateCommunicationTemplate.ts
+++ b/packages/ozone/src/api/admin/updateCommunicationTemplate.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import AppContext from '../../context'
 
 export default function (server: Server, ctx: AppContext) {
   server.com.atproto.admin.updateCommunicationTemplate({
-    auth: ctx.authVerifier.moderator,
+    auth: ctx.authVerifier.modOrAdminToken,
     handler: async ({ input, auth }) => {
       const access = auth.credentials
       const db = ctx.db
diff --git a/packages/ozone/src/auth-verifier.ts b/packages/ozone/src/auth-verifier.ts
index 4255fdc4d82..2eec84cb683 100644
--- a/packages/ozone/src/auth-verifier.ts
+++ b/packages/ozone/src/auth-verifier.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,16 @@ export class AuthVerifier {
     this.adminPassword = opts.adminPassword
   }
 
+  modOrAdminToken = async (
+    reqCtx: ReqCtx,
+  ): Promise<ModeratorOutput | AdminTokenOutput> => {
+    if (isBasicToken(reqCtx.req)) {
+      return this.adminToken(reqCtx)
+    } else {
+      return this.moderator(reqCtx)
+    }
+  }
+
   moderator = async (reqCtx: ReqCtx): Promise<ModeratorOutput> => {
     const creds = await this.standard(reqCtx)
     if (!creds.credentials.isTriage) {