diff --git a/app/jobs/scheduled/grant_new_user_of_the_month_badges.rb b/app/jobs/scheduled/grant_new_user_of_the_month_badges.rb
index 554710d7ffc..7842175fa37 100644
--- a/app/jobs/scheduled/grant_new_user_of_the_month_badges.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/scheduled/grant_new_user_of_the_month_badges.rb
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ module Jobs
           SUM(CASE
                WHEN pa.id IS NOT NULL THEN
                  CASE
+                   WHEN liked_by.admin OR liked_by.moderator THEN 2.0
                    WHEN liked_by.trust_level = 0 THEN 0.1
                    WHEN liked_by.trust_level = 1 THEN 0.25
                    WHEN liked_by.trust_level = 2 THEN 1.0
diff --git a/spec/jobs/grant_new_user_of_the_month_badges_spec.rb b/spec/jobs/grant_new_user_of_the_month_badges_spec.rb
index 414f7be0ac5..748a8343836 100644
--- a/spec/jobs/grant_new_user_of_the_month_badges_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/jobs/grant_new_user_of_the_month_badges_spec.rb
@@ -95,18 +95,26 @@ describe Jobs::GrantNewUserOfTheMonthBadges do
       p = Fabricate(:post, user: user)
       Fabricate(:post, user: user)
 
-      new_user = Fabricate(:user, created_at: 2.days.ago)
-      med_user = Fabricate(:user, created_at: 3.weeks.ago)
-      old_user = Fabricate(:user, created_at: 6.months.ago)
+      u0 = Fabricate(:user, trust_level: 0)
+      u1 = Fabricate(:user, trust_level: 1)
+      u2 = Fabricate(:user, trust_level: 2)
+      u3 = Fabricate(:user, trust_level: 3)
+      u4 = Fabricate(:user, trust_level: 4)
+      um = Fabricate(:user, trust_level: 3, moderator: true)
+      ua = Fabricate(:user, trust_level: 0, admin: true)
 
-      PostAction.act(new_user, p, PostActionType.types[:like])
-      PostAction.act(med_user, p, PostActionType.types[:like])
-      PostAction.act(old_user, p, PostActionType.types[:like])
-      expect(granter.scores[user.id]).to eq(0.375)
+      PostAction.act(u0, p, PostActionType.types[:like])
+      PostAction.act(u1, p, PostActionType.types[:like])
+      PostAction.act(u2, p, PostActionType.types[:like])
+      PostAction.act(u3, p, PostActionType.types[:like])
+      PostAction.act(u4, p, PostActionType.types[:like])
+      PostAction.act(um, p, PostActionType.types[:like])
+      PostAction.act(ua, p, PostActionType.types[:like])
+      expect(granter.scores[user.id]).to eq(4.425)
 
       # It goes down the more they post
       Fabricate(:post, user: user)
-      expect(granter.scores[user.id]).to eq(0.25)
+      expect(granter.scores[user.id]).to eq(2.95)
     end
 
     it "is limited to two accounts" do