diff --git a/files/helpers/const.py b/files/helpers/const.py
index f4b89d1899..a25492bd79 100644
--- a/files/helpers/const.py
+++ b/files/helpers/const.py
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ PERMS = { # Minimum admin_level to perform action.
 	'POST_TO_POLL_THREAD': 2,
 	'POST_BETS': 3,
 	'POST_BETS_DISTRIBUTE': 3, # probably should be the same as POST_BETS but w/e
-	'BYPASS_PIN_LIMIT': 2,
+	'BYPASS_PIN_LIMIT_IF_TEMPORARY': 2,
 	'VIEW_PENDING_SUBMITTED_MARSEYS': 3,
 	'VIEW_PENDING_SUBMITTED_HATS': 3,
 	'MODERATE_PENDING_SUBMITTED_MARSEYS': 3, # note: there is an extra check so that only """carp""" can approve them
diff --git a/files/routes/admin.py b/files/routes/admin.py
index 698fb481dd..361d6694c4 100644
--- a/files/routes/admin.py
+++ b/files/routes/admin.py
@@ -1182,8 +1182,9 @@ def sticky_post(post_id, v):
 
 	pins = g.db.query(Submission).filter(Submission.stickied != None, Submission.is_banned == False).count()
 	extra_pin_slots = 1 if post.stickied else 0
+	sticky_time = int(time.time()) + 3600 if post.stickied_utc else None
 
-	if pins >= PIN_LIMIT + extra_pin_slots and v.admin_level < PERMS['BYPASS_PIN_LIMIT']:
+	if pins >= PIN_LIMIT + extra_pin_slots and v.admin_level < PERMS['BYPASS_PIN_LIMIT_IF_TEMPORARY'] and not sticky_time:
 		abort(403, f"Can't exceed {PIN_LIMIT} pinned posts limit!")
 
 	if not post.stickied_utc: