diff --git a/lib/Lacuna/DB/Result/Propositions.pm b/lib/Lacuna/DB/Result/Propositions.pm
index 7e2247a2..7ef83560 100644
--- a/lib/Lacuna/DB/Result/Propositions.pm
+++ b/lib/Lacuna/DB/Result/Propositions.pm
@@ -107,7 +107,14 @@ sub check_status {
 sub pass {
     my $self = shift;
     $self->status('Passed');
-    $self->station->alliance->send_predefined_message(
+    my $alliance;
+    if ($self->scratch->{alliance_id}) {
+        $alliance = Lacuna->db->resultset('Lacuna::DB::Result::Alliance')->search({alliance_id => $self->scratch->{alliance_id})->single;
+    }
+    else {
+        $alliance = $self->station->alliance;
+    }
+    $alliance->send_predefined_message(
         filename    => 'parliament_vote_passed.txt',
         tag         => 'Correspondence',
         params      => [
diff --git a/lib/Lacuna/DB/Result/Propositions/AbandonStation.pm b/lib/Lacuna/DB/Result/Propositions/AbandonStation.pm
index 7883c443..1732735c 100644
--- a/lib/Lacuna/DB/Result/Propositions/AbandonStation.pm
+++ b/lib/Lacuna/DB/Result/Propositions/AbandonStation.pm
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use utf8;
 no warnings qw(uninitialized);
 extends 'Lacuna::DB::Result::Propositions';
 
-after pass => sub {
+before pass => sub {
     my ($self) = @_;
     $self->station->sanitize;
 };
diff --git a/lib/Lacuna/RPC/Body.pm b/lib/Lacuna/RPC/Body.pm
index bd01e850..ee6b4ad1 100644
--- a/lib/Lacuna/RPC/Body.pm
+++ b/lib/Lacuna/RPC/Body.pm
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ sub abandon {
             name            => 'Abandon Station',
             description     => 'Abandon the station named {Planet '.$body->id.' '.$body->name.'}.',            
             proposed_by_id  => $empire->id,
+            scratch         => { alliance_id => $body->alliance },
         });
         $proposition->station($body);
         $proposition->proposed_by($empire);