diff --git a/src/pretix/base/services/export.py b/src/pretix/base/services/export.py
index 5fc80d8de..c04119cf6 100644
--- a/src/pretix/base/services/export.py
+++ b/src/pretix/base/services/export.py
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ def init_event_exporters(event, user=None, token=None, device=None, request=None
         exporter: BaseExporter = response(
             event=event,
             organizer=event.organizer,
-            permission_holder=token or device or (UserWithStaffSession(user) if staff_session else User),
+            permission_holder=token or device or (UserWithStaffSession(user) if staff_session else user),
             **kwargs
         )
 
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ def init_organizer_exporters(
             exporter: BaseExporter = response(
                 event=Event.objects.none(),
                 organizer=organizer,
-                permission_holder=token or device or (UserWithStaffSession(user) if staff_session else User),
+                permission_holder=token or device or (UserWithStaffSession(user) if staff_session else user),
                 **kwargs,
             )
 
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ def init_organizer_exporters(
             exporter: BaseExporter = response(
                 event=_event_list_cache[permission_name],
                 organizer=organizer,
-                permission_holder=token or device or (UserWithStaffSession(user) if staff_session else User),
+                permission_holder=token or device or (UserWithStaffSession(user) if staff_session else user),
                 **kwargs,
             )