diff --git a/app/controllers/api/members_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/members_controller.rb
index c0e83192c..4837dca32 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/members_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/members_controller.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 class API::MembersController < API::ApiController
   before_action :authenticate_user!, except: [:last_subscribed]
   before_action :set_member, only: %i[update destroy merge complete_tour update_role validate]
-  before_action :set_operator, only: %i[show update create]
+  before_action :set_operator, only: %i[show update create merge validate]
   respond_to :json
 
   def index