diff --git a/backend/src/api/controllers/user.ts b/backend/src/api/controllers/user.ts
index a1fcacdcc..0c3e62fac 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/controllers/user.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/controllers/user.ts
@@ -652,6 +652,7 @@ export async function linkDiscord(
   const userInfo = await UserDAL.getPartialUser(uid, "link discord", [
     "banned",
     "discordId",
+    "lbOptOut",
   ]);
   if (userInfo.banned) {
     throw new MonkeyError(403, "Banned accounts cannot link with Discord");
@@ -690,7 +691,7 @@ export async function linkDiscord(
 
   await UserDAL.linkDiscord(uid, discordId, discordAvatar);
 
-  await GeorgeQueue.linkDiscord(discordId, uid);
+  await GeorgeQueue.linkDiscord(discordId, uid, userInfo.lbOptOut ?? false);
   void addImportantLog("user_discord_link", `linked to ${discordId}`, uid);
 
   return new MonkeyResponse("Discord account linked", {
diff --git a/backend/src/queues/george-queue.ts b/backend/src/queues/george-queue.ts
index fb85733b7..4e8d59942 100644
--- a/backend/src/queues/george-queue.ts
+++ b/backend/src/queues/george-queue.ts
@@ -30,9 +30,17 @@ class GeorgeQueue extends MonkeyQueue<GeorgeTask> {
     await this.add(taskName, updateDiscordRoleTask);
   }
 
-  async linkDiscord(discordId: string, uid: string): Promise<void> {
+  async linkDiscord(
+    discordId: string,
+    uid: string,
+    lbOptOut: boolean
+  ): Promise<void> {
     const taskName = "linkDiscord";
-    const linkDiscordTask = buildGeorgeTask(taskName, [discordId, uid]);
+    const linkDiscordTask = buildGeorgeTask(taskName, [
+      discordId,
+      uid,
+      lbOptOut,
+    ]);
     await this.add(taskName, linkDiscordTask);
   }