diff --git a/libs/flag.js b/libs/flag.js
index eda73c0c1..81db8f53f 100644
--- a/libs/flag.js
+++ b/libs/flag.js
@@ -114,7 +114,9 @@ function getThreshold(aModel, aContent, aAuthor, aCallback) {
 }
 exports.getThreshold = getThreshold;
 
-function saveContent(aModel, aContent, aAuthor, aFlags, aIsFlagging, aCallback) {
+function saveContent(aModel, aContent, aAuthor, aWeight, aIsFlagging, aCallback) {
+  var weight = (aAuthor.role < 4 ? 2 : 1);
+
   if (!aContent.flags) {
     aContent.flags = {};
   }
@@ -127,14 +129,14 @@ function saveContent(aModel, aContent, aAuthor, aFlags, aIsFlagging, aCallback)
     aContent.flags.absolute = 0;
   }
 
-  aContent.flags.critical += aFlags;
+  aContent.flags.critical += aWeight;
 
   if (aIsFlagging) {
     aContent.flags.absolute +=
-      (aFlags > 0 ? 1 : (aFlags < 0 && aContent.flags.absolute !== 0 ? -1 : 0));
+      (aWeight > 0 ? 1 : (aWeight < 0 && aContent.flags.absolute !== 0 ? -1 : 0));
   }
 
-  if (aContent.flags.critical >= thresholds[aModel.modelName] * (aAuthor.role < 4 ? 2 : 1)) {
+  if (aContent.flags.critical >= thresholds[aModel.modelName] * weight) {
     return getThreshold(aModel, aContent, aAuthor, function (aThreshold) {
       aContent.flagged = aContent.flags.critical >= aThreshold;
 
@@ -168,6 +170,7 @@ function flag(aModel, aContent, aUser, aAuthor, aReason, aCallback) {
     'model': aModel.modelName,
     '_contentId': aContent._id,
     '_userId': aUser._id,
+    'weight': aUser.role < 4 ? 2 : 1,
     'reason': aReason,
     'created': now
   });
@@ -191,7 +194,7 @@ function flag(aModel, aContent, aUser, aAuthor, aReason, aCallback) {
       aContent.flagged = false;
     }
 
-    saveContent(aModel, aContent, aAuthor, aUser.role < 4 ? 2 : 1, true, aCallback);
+    saveContent(aModel, aContent, aAuthor, aFlag.weight, true, aCallback);
   });
 }
 
@@ -238,7 +241,7 @@ exports.unflag = function (aModel, aContent, aUser, aReason, aCallback) {
       aFlag.remove(function (aErr) {
         // WARNING: No err handling
 
-        saveContent(aModel, aContent, aAuthor, aUser.role < 4 ? -2 : -1, true, aCallback);
+        saveContent(aModel, aContent, aAuthor, -aFlag.weight, true, aCallback);
       });
     }
 
diff --git a/models/flag.js b/models/flag.js
index 4f234fc7c..822df48f2 100644
--- a/models/flag.js
+++ b/models/flag.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ var Schema = mongoose.Schema;
 var flagSchema = new Schema({
   model: String,
   reason: String,
+  weight: Number,                     // Natural number with the role weight of User at time of flagging
   _contentId: Schema.Types.ObjectId,
   _userId: Schema.Types.ObjectId,
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f921526f6..ce2059207 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "OpenUserJS.org",
   "description": "An open source user scripts repo built using Node.js",
-  "version": "0.5.1",
+  "version": "0.5.2",
   "main": "app",
   "dependencies": {
     "ace-builds": "1.4.12",