diff --git a/bookwyrm/migrations/0138_automod.py b/bookwyrm/migrations/0138_automod.py
index 8b0369efa..691ea94bb 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/migrations/0138_automod.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/migrations/0138_automod.py
@@ -8,18 +8,32 @@ import django.db.models.deletion
 class Migration(migrations.Migration):
 
     dependencies = [
-        ('bookwyrm', '0137_alter_sitesettings_allow_registration'),
+        ("bookwyrm", "0137_alter_sitesettings_allow_registration"),
     ]
 
     operations = [
         migrations.CreateModel(
-            name='AutoMod',
+            name="AutoMod",
             fields=[
-                ('id', models.AutoField(auto_created=True, primary_key=True, serialize=False, verbose_name='ID')),
-                ('string_match', models.CharField(max_length=200, unique=True)),
-                ('flag_users', models.BooleanField(default=True)),
-                ('flag_statuses', models.BooleanField(default=True)),
-                ('created_by', models.ForeignKey(on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.PROTECT, to=settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL)),
+                (
+                    "id",
+                    models.AutoField(
+                        auto_created=True,
+                        primary_key=True,
+                        serialize=False,
+                        verbose_name="ID",
+                    ),
+                ),
+                ("string_match", models.CharField(max_length=200, unique=True)),
+                ("flag_users", models.BooleanField(default=True)),
+                ("flag_statuses", models.BooleanField(default=True)),
+                (
+                    "created_by",
+                    models.ForeignKey(
+                        on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.PROTECT,
+                        to=settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL,
+                    ),
+                ),
             ],
         ),
     ]
diff --git a/bookwyrm/models/antispam.py b/bookwyrm/models/antispam.py
index 43b524f63..e0d1aa4ef 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/models/antispam.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/models/antispam.py
@@ -71,22 +71,25 @@ def automod_users(reporter):
     users = User.objects.filter(
         reduce(operator.or_, (Q(**f) for f in filters)),
         is_active=True,
-        report__isnull=True, # don't flag users that already have reports
+        report__isnull=True,  # don't flag users that already have reports
     ).values_list("id", flat=True)
 
     report_model = apps.get_model("bookwyrm", "Report", require_ready=True)
 
-    report_model.objects.bulk_create([
-        report_model(
-            reporter=reporter,
-            note=_("Automatically generated report"),
-            user=u,
-        ) for u in users
-    ])
+    report_model.objects.bulk_create(
+        [
+            report_model(
+                reporter=reporter,
+                note=_("Automatically generated report"),
+                user=u,
+            )
+            for u in users
+        ]
+    )
 
 
 def automod_statuses(reporter):
-    """ check statues for moderation flags """
+    """check statues for moderation flags"""
     status_rules = AutoMod.objects.filter(flag_statuses=True).values_list(
         "string_match", flat=True
     )
@@ -96,15 +99,18 @@ def automod_statuses(reporter):
     statuses = status_model.objects.filter(
         reduce(operator.or_, (Q(**f) for f in filters)),
         deleted=False,
-        report__isnull=True, # don't flag statuses that already have reports
+        report__isnull=True,  # don't flag statuses that already have reports
     )
 
     report_model = apps.get_model("bookwyrm", "Report", require_ready=True)
-    report_model.objects.bulk_create([
-        report_model(
-            reporter=reporter,
-            note=_("Automatically generated report"),
-            user=s.user,
-            statuses=[s.id],
-        ) for s in statuses
-    ])
+    report_model.objects.bulk_create(
+        [
+            report_model(
+                reporter=reporter,
+                note=_("Automatically generated report"),
+                user=s.user,
+                statuses=[s.id],
+            )
+            for s in statuses
+        ]
+    )
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/settings/automod/rules.html b/bookwyrm/templates/settings/automod/rules.html
index 7555df2d6..d913d5964 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/settings/automod/rules.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/settings/automod/rules.html
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@
         {% trans "Auto-moderation rules will create reports for any user or status with fields matching the provided string." %}
         {% trans "At this time, reports are <em>not</em> being generated automatically, and you must manually trigger a scan." %}
     </p>
-    <button class="button is-warning">{% trans "Run scan" %}</button>
+    <form name="run-scan" method="POST" action="{% url 'settings-automod-run' %}">
+        {% csrf_token %}
+        <button class="button is-warning">{% trans "Run scan" %}</button>
+    </form>
 </div>
 
 {% if success %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/urls.py b/bookwyrm/urls.py
index 3c37eef55..d2caa76ea 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/urls.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/urls.py
@@ -216,7 +216,12 @@ urlpatterns = [
     ),
     # auto-moderation rules
     re_path(r"^settings/automod/?$", views.AutoMod.as_view(), name="settings-automod"),
-    re_path(r"^settings/automod/(?P<rule_id>\d+)/delete?$", views.automod_delete, name="settings-automod-delete"),
+    re_path(
+        r"^settings/automod/(?P<rule_id>\d+)/delete?$",
+        views.automod_delete,
+        name="settings-automod-delete",
+    ),
+    re_path(r"^settings/automod/run?$", views.run_automod, name="settings-automod-run"),
     # moderation
     re_path(
         r"^settings/reports/?$", views.ReportsAdmin.as_view(), name="settings-reports"
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/__init__.py b/bookwyrm/views/__init__.py
index f80b24507..76e9ff024 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/__init__.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # site admin
 from .admin.announcements import Announcements, Announcement
 from .admin.announcements import EditAnnouncement, delete_announcement
-from .admin.automod import AutoMod, automod_delete
+from .admin.automod import AutoMod, automod_delete, run_automod
 from .admin.dashboard import Dashboard
 from .admin.federation import Federation, FederatedServer
 from .admin.federation import AddFederatedServer, ImportServerBlocklist
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/admin/automod.py b/bookwyrm/views/admin/automod.py
index a62ed0ca2..d9901d01c 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/admin/automod.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/admin/automod.py
@@ -42,12 +42,23 @@ class AutoMod(View):
         }
         return TemplateResponse(request, "settings/automod/rules.html", data)
 
+
 @require_POST
 @permission_required("bookwyrm.moderate_user", raise_exception=True)
 @permission_required("bookwyrm.moderate_post", raise_exception=True)
 # pylint: disable=unused-argument
 def automod_delete(request, rule_id):
-    """ Remove a rule """
+    """Remove a rule"""
     rule = get_object_or_404(models.AutoMod, id=rule_id)
     rule.delete()
     return redirect("settings-automod")
+
+
+@require_POST
+@permission_required("bookwyrm.moderate_user", raise_exception=True)
+@permission_required("bookwyrm.moderate_post", raise_exception=True)
+# pylint: disable=unused-argument
+def run_automod(request):
+    """run scan"""
+    models.automod_task.delay()
+    return redirect("settings-automod")