diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/export_types/csv/server/execute_job.js b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/export_types/csv/server/execute_job.js
index baa1cd458c8a0..dfe4bca34539c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/export_types/csv/server/execute_job.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/export_types/csv/server/execute_job.js
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ function executeJobFn(server) {
       getBasePath: () => basePath || serverBasePath,
     };
 
+    if (server.plugins.security) {
+      const { authorization } = server.plugins.security;
+      await authorization.mode.initialize(fakeRequest);
+    }
+
     const callEndpoint = (endpoint, clientParams = {}, options = {}) => {
       return callWithRequest(fakeRequest, endpoint, clientParams, options);
     };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/export_types/printable_pdf/server/execute_job/index.js b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/export_types/printable_pdf/server/execute_job/index.js
index c340546b868f8..355e5a35da783 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/export_types/printable_pdf/server/execute_job/index.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/export_types/printable_pdf/server/execute_job/index.js
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ function executeJobFn(server) {
       getBasePath: () => job.basePath || serverBasePath
     };
 
+    if (server.plugins.security) {
+      const { authorization } = server.plugins.security;
+      await authorization.mode.initialize(fakeRequest);
+    }
+
     const savedObjects = server.savedObjects;
     const savedObjectsClient = savedObjects.getScopedSavedObjectsClient(fakeRequest);
     const uiSettings = server.uiSettingsServiceFactory({
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/types.d.ts b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/types.d.ts
index cca035d6d5e52..2ba840ae0d3ad 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/types.d.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/types.d.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 export interface KbnServer {
   config: () => ConfigObject;
+  plugins: Record<string, any>;
 }
 
 export interface ConfigObject {