diff --git a/drupal/sites/default/boinc/modules/boinccore/boinccore.module b/drupal/sites/default/boinc/modules/boinccore/boinccore.module
index 4ca1a54e72..dfc76f4bc1 100644
--- a/drupal/sites/default/boinc/modules/boinccore/boinccore.module
+++ b/drupal/sites/default/boinc/modules/boinccore/boinccore.module
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ function boinccore_enable() {
  */
 function boinccore_cron() {
   // Notify moderators if there is site content that requires moderator action
-  $items_in_queue = boincuser_moderation_queue_count();
+  $items_in_queue = boincuser_moderation_queue_count('cron');
   $last_notification = variable_get('boinccore_last_content_moderation_reminder', 0);
   if ($items_in_queue AND $last_notification < time() - 24*60*60) {
     global $base_url;
diff --git a/drupal/sites/default/boinc/modules/boincuser/boincuser.module b/drupal/sites/default/boinc/modules/boincuser/boincuser.module
index e6d564a97f..297f24c634 100644
--- a/drupal/sites/default/boinc/modules/boincuser/boincuser.module
+++ b/drupal/sites/default/boinc/modules/boincuser/boincuser.module
@@ -1351,8 +1351,17 @@ function boincuser_moderate_community_access() {
 /**
  * Get the count of items in the moderation queue
  */
-function boincuser_moderation_queue_count() {
-  if (user_access('edit any profile content')) {
+function boincuser_moderation_queue_count($caller = 'user') {
+  $allowed = FALSE;
+  switch ($caller) {
+  case 'cron':
+    $allowed = TRUE;
+    break;
+  case 'user':
+  default:
+    $allowed = user_access('edit any profile content');
+  }
+  if ($allowed) {
     return db_result(db_query("
       SELECT COUNT(*)
       FROM {node}