diff --git a/portality/forms/application_processors.py b/portality/forms/application_processors.py
index 13a294d14d..1cd426c1f6 100644
--- a/portality/forms/application_processors.py
+++ b/portality/forms/application_processors.py
@@ -198,8 +198,11 @@ def _patch_target_note_id(self):
             for note in self.target.notes:
                 note_date = dates.parse(note['date'])
                 if not note.get('author_id') and note_date > dates.before_now(60):
-                    note['author_id'] = current_user.id
-
+                    try:
+                        note['author_id'] = current_user.id
+                    except AttributeError:
+                        # Skip if we don't have a current_user
+                        pass
 
 
 class NewApplication(ApplicationProcessor):
@@ -307,7 +310,6 @@ def patch_target(self):
         if (self.target.owner is None or self.target.owner == "") and (self.source.owner is not None):
             self.target.set_owner(self.source.owner)
 
-
     def finalise(self, account, save_target=True, email_alert=True):
         """
         account is the administrator account carrying out the action
@@ -326,7 +328,6 @@ def finalise(self, account, save_target=True, email_alert=True):
             elif not j.is_in_doaj():
                 raise Exception(Messages.EXCEPTION_EDITING_WITHDRAWN_JOURNAL)
 
-
         # if we are allowed to finalise, kick this up to the superclass
         super(AdminApplication, self).finalise()
 
@@ -813,7 +814,6 @@ def patch_target(self):
         if (self.target.owner is None or self.target.owner == "") and (self.source.owner is not None):
             self.target.set_owner(self.source.owner)
 
-
     def finalise(self):
         # FIXME: this first one, we ought to deal with outside the form context, but for the time being this
         # can be carried over from the old implementation
diff --git a/portality/scripts/journals_update_via_csv.py b/portality/scripts/journals_update_via_csv.py
index 298b7c817b..c696068a85 100644
--- a/portality/scripts/journals_update_via_csv.py
+++ b/portality/scripts/journals_update_via_csv.py
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
             reader = csv.DictReader(g, fieldnames=header_row)
 
             # verify header row with current CSV headers, report errors
+            # TODO: Include 'Owner' field - but we should probably base this process off the AdminCSV too.
             expected_headers = JournalFixtureFactory.csv_headers()
 
             # Always perform a match check on supplied headers, not counting order
@@ -155,6 +156,14 @@
                     if len(updates) > 0:
                         [print(upd) for upd in updates]
 
+                        # Check we have the expected owner (if supplied) before proceeding to create an update request
+                        own = row.get('Owner')
+                        if own is not None:
+                            if own.strip().lower() != j.owner.strip().lower():
+                                print('ABORTING - supplied owner {0} mismatches journal owner {1}.'.format(own, j.owner))
+                                writer.writerow([j.id, ' | '.join(updates), 'COULD NOT UPDATE - Owner mismatch. Expected {0} Got {1}'.format(own, j.owner)])
+                                continue
+
                         # Create an update request for this journal
                         update_req = None
                         jlock = None
@@ -204,7 +213,7 @@
 
                                 # Add note to UR if supplied
                                 if note:
-                                    fc.target.add_note(note)
+                                    fc.target.add_note(note, author_id=sys_acc.id)
 
                                 if not args.manual_review:
                                     # This is the update request, in 'update request' state
diff --git a/portality/settings.py b/portality/settings.py
index f2bdd5479f..7301701e2b 100644
--- a/portality/settings.py
+++ b/portality/settings.py
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@
 HUEY_SCHEDULE = {
     "sitemap": {"month": "*", "day": "*", "day_of_week": "*", "hour": "8", "minute": "0"},
     "reporting": {"month": "*", "day": "1", "day_of_week": "*", "hour": "0", "minute": "0"},
-    "journal_csv": {"month": "*", "day": "*", "day_of_week": "*", "hour": "*", "minute": "35"},
+    "journal_csv": {"month": "*", "day": "*", "day_of_week": "*", "hour": "*/2", "minute": "20"},
     "read_news": {"month": "*", "day": "*", "day_of_week": "*", "hour": "*", "minute": "30"},
     "article_cleanup_sync": {"month": "*", "day": "2", "day_of_week": "*", "hour": "0", "minute": "0"},
     "async_workflow_notifications": {"month": "*", "day": "*", "day_of_week": "1", "hour": "5", "minute": "0"},