diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0aab7b37..7b90f69b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
+# 0.24.2 - 2025-02-15
+
+## Fixed
+
+- Fixed a bug where background jobs to import Immich and Photoprism geolocation data data could not be created by non-admin users.
+
 # 0.24.1 - 2025-02-13
 
 ## Custom map tiles
diff --git a/app/controllers/settings/background_jobs_controller.rb b/app/controllers/settings/background_jobs_controller.rb
index 8079b7e5..113b1a58 100644
--- a/app/controllers/settings/background_jobs_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/settings/background_jobs_controller.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 
 class Settings::BackgroundJobsController < ApplicationController
   before_action :authenticate_user!
-  before_action :authenticate_admin!
+  before_action :authenticate_admin!, unless: lambda {
+    %w[start_immich_import start_photoprism_import].include?(params[:job_name])
+  }
 
   def index
     @queues = Sidekiq::Queue.all
@@ -13,7 +15,15 @@ class Settings::BackgroundJobsController < ApplicationController
 
     flash.now[:notice] = 'Job was successfully created.'
 
-    redirect_to settings_background_jobs_path, notice: 'Job was successfully created.'
+    redirect_path =
+      case params[:job_name]
+      when 'start_immich_import', 'start_photoprism_import'
+        imports_path
+      else
+        settings_background_jobs_path
+      end
+
+    redirect_to redirect_path, notice: 'Job was successfully created.'
   end
 
   def destroy
diff --git a/spec/requests/settings/background_jobs_spec.rb b/spec/requests/settings/background_jobs_spec.rb
index 616b74d3..1f2a2791 100644
--- a/spec/requests/settings/background_jobs_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/settings/background_jobs_spec.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ RSpec.describe '/settings/background_jobs', type: :request do
   end
 
   context 'when user is authenticated' do
-    before { sign_in create(:user) }
+    let(:user) { create(:user, admin: false) }
+
+    before { sign_in user }
 
     context 'when user is not an admin' do
       it 'redirects to root page' do
@@ -26,6 +28,32 @@ RSpec.describe '/settings/background_jobs', type: :request do
         expect(response).to redirect_to(root_url)
         expect(flash[:notice]).to eq('You are not authorized to perform this action.')
       end
+
+      context 'when job name is start_immich_import' do
+        it 'redirects to imports page' do
+          post settings_background_jobs_url, params: { job_name: 'start_immich_import' }
+
+          expect(response).to redirect_to(imports_url)
+        end
+
+        it 'enqueues a new job' do
+          expect do
+            post settings_background_jobs_url, params: { job_name: 'start_immich_import' }
+          end.to have_enqueued_job(EnqueueBackgroundJob)
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'when job name is start_photoprism_import' do
+        it 'redirects to imports page' do
+          get settings_background_jobs_url, params: { job_name: 'start_photoprism_import' }
+        end
+
+        it 'enqueues a new job' do
+          expect do
+            post settings_background_jobs_url, params: { job_name: 'start_photoprism_import' }
+          end.to have_enqueued_job(EnqueueBackgroundJob)
+        end
+      end
     end
 
     context 'when user is an admin' do
diff --git a/spec/requests/settings/users_spec.rb b/spec/requests/settings/users_spec.rb
index d2cc7806..ddec5949 100644
--- a/spec/requests/settings/users_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/settings/users_spec.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ RSpec.describe '/settings/users', type: :request do
     it 'redirects to sign in page' do
       post settings_users_url, params: { user: valid_attributes }
 
-      expect(response).to redirect_to(new_user_session_url)
+      expect(response).to redirect_to(root_url)
     end
   end