diff --git a/tailbone/views/people.py b/tailbone/views/people.py
index 5b4064b3..0613d3d7 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/people.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/people.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import sqlalchemy as sa
 from sqlalchemy import orm
 
 from rattail.db import model, api
-from rattail.time import localtime, make_utc
+from rattail.time import localtime
 from rattail.util import OrderedDict
 
 import colander
@@ -730,12 +730,9 @@ class PersonView(MasterView):
         """
         Create a new merge request for the given 2 people.
         """
-        merge = self.model.MergePeopleRequest()
-        merge.removing_uuid = self.request.POST['removing_uuid']
-        merge.keeping_uuid = self.request.POST['keeping_uuid']
-        merge.requested_by = self.request.user
-        merge.requested = make_utc()
-        self.Session.add(merge)
+        self.handler.request_merge(self.request.user,
+                                   self.request.POST['removing_uuid'],
+                                   self.request.POST['keeping_uuid'])
         return self.redirect(self.get_index_url())
 
     @classmethod