diff --git a/app/controllers/registrant/domain_delete_confirms_controller.rb b/app/controllers/registrant/domain_delete_confirms_controller.rb
index ae4d8cb5f..bfc481771 100644
--- a/app/controllers/registrant/domain_delete_confirms_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/registrant/domain_delete_confirms_controller.rb
@@ -20,8 +20,11 @@ class Registrant::DomainDeleteConfirmsController < RegistrantController
     @registrant_verification = RegistrantVerification.new(domain_id: @domain.id,
                                                           domain_name: @domain.name,
                                                           verification_token: params[:token])
+
+    initiator = current_user ? current_user.username : t(:user_not_authorized)
+
     if params[:rejected]
-      if @registrant_verification.domain_registrant_delete_reject!("email link #{current_user.username}")
+      if @registrant_verification.domain_registrant_delete_reject!("email link #{initiator}")
         flash[:notice] = t(:registrant_domain_verification_rejected)
         redirect_to registrant_domain_delete_confirm_path(@domain.id, rejected: true)
       else
@@ -29,7 +32,7 @@ class Registrant::DomainDeleteConfirmsController < RegistrantController
         return render 'show'
       end
     elsif params[:confirmed]
-      if @registrant_verification.domain_registrant_delete_confirm!("email link #{current_user.username}")
+      if @registrant_verification.domain_registrant_delete_confirm!("email link #{initiator}")
         flash[:notice] = t(:registrant_domain_verification_confirmed)
         redirect_to registrant_domain_delete_confirm_path(@domain.id, confirmed: true)
       else
diff --git a/app/controllers/registrant/domain_update_confirms_controller.rb b/app/controllers/registrant/domain_update_confirms_controller.rb
index 75f313ea8..daa695818 100644
--- a/app/controllers/registrant/domain_update_confirms_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/registrant/domain_update_confirms_controller.rb
@@ -20,8 +20,11 @@ class Registrant::DomainUpdateConfirmsController < RegistrantController
     @registrant_verification = RegistrantVerification.new(domain_id: @domain.id,
                                                           domain_name: @domain.name,
                                                           verification_token: params[:token])
+
+    initiator = current_user ? current_user.username : t(:user_not_authorized)
+
     if params[:rejected]
-      if @registrant_verification.domain_registrant_change_reject!("email link #{current_user.username}")
+      if @registrant_verification.domain_registrant_change_reject!("email link, #{initiator}")
         flash[:notice] = t(:registrant_domain_verification_rejected)
         redirect_to registrant_domain_update_confirm_path(@domain.id, rejected: true)
       else
@@ -29,7 +32,7 @@ class Registrant::DomainUpdateConfirmsController < RegistrantController
         return render 'show'
       end
     elsif params[:confirmed]
-      if @registrant_verification.domain_registrant_change_confirm!("email link #{current_user.username}")
+      if @registrant_verification.domain_registrant_change_confirm!("email link, #{initiator}")
         flash[:notice] = t(:registrant_domain_verification_confirmed)
         redirect_to registrant_domain_update_confirm_path(@domain.id, confirmed: true)
       else
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index a807c53e8..1da83d9d5 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -940,3 +940,4 @@ en:
   edit_pw: 'Edit Pw'
   optional: 'Optional'
   test_registrar: "Test registrar"
+  user_not_authorized: "user not authorized"