diff --git a/osf/models/mixins.py b/osf/models/mixins.py
index 7c82044fd1a..702fbabac09 100644
--- a/osf/models/mixins.py
+++ b/osf/models/mixins.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     ReviewTriggers,
 )
 
-from osf.utils.requests import get_request_and_user_id
+from osf.utils.requests import get_request_and_user_id, get_current_request
 from website.project import signals as project_signals
 from website import settings, mails, language
 from website.project.licenses import set_license
@@ -496,6 +496,23 @@ def get_addons(self, service_type: str | None = None):
             for config in self.ADDONS_AVAILABLE
         ] if _f]
 
+    def get_addons_for_self(self):
+        """
+        This refers to the model self, not the user making the request.
+        """
+        request = get_current_request()
+        if flag_is_active(request, features.ENABLE_GV):
+            osf_addons = filter(
+                lambda x: x is not None,
+                (self.get_addon(addon) for addon in self.OSF_HOSTED_ADDONS)
+            )
+            return itertools.chain(osf_addons, self._get_addons_from_gv(requesting_user_id=self._id))
+
+        return [_f for _f in [
+            self.get_addon(config.short_name)
+            for config in self.ADDONS_AVAILABLE
+        ] if _f]
+
     def get_oauth_addons(self):
         # TODO: Using hasattr is a dirty hack - we should be using issubclass().
         #       We can't, because importing the parent classes here causes a
diff --git a/osf/models/user.py b/osf/models/user.py
index 5a1183f9547..af96359311b 100644
--- a/osf/models/user.py
+++ b/osf/models/user.py
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ def contributed(self):
     @property
     def can_be_merged(self):
         """The ability of the `merge_user` method to fully merge the user"""
-        return all(addon.can_be_merged for addon in self.get_addons())
+        return all(addon.can_be_merged for addon in self.get_addons_for_self())
 
     def merge_user(self, user):
         """Merge a registered user into this account. This user will be