diff --git a/server/events/project_command_runner.go b/server/events/project_command_runner.go
index 0db221def..45117c3a0 100644
--- a/server/events/project_command_runner.go
+++ b/server/events/project_command_runner.go
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func (p *ProjectCommandRunner) Apply(ctx models.ProjectCommandContext) ProjectCo
 		for _, req := range ctx.ProjectConfig.ApplyRequirements {
 			switch req {
 			case "approved":
-				approved, err := p.PullApprovedChecker.IsApproved(ctx.BaseRepo, ctx.Pull)
+				approved, err := p.PullApprovedChecker.PullIsApproved(ctx.BaseRepo, ctx.Pull)
 				if err != nil {
 					return ProjectCommandResult{Error: errors.Wrap(err, "checking if pull request was approved")}
 				}
diff --git a/server/events/runtime/apply_step_runner_test.go b/server/events/runtime/apply_step_runner_test.go
index afc5c99e3..4ebdc39c0 100644
--- a/server/events/runtime/apply_step_runner_test.go
+++ b/server/events/runtime/apply_step_runner_test.go
@@ -65,6 +65,33 @@ func TestRun_Success(t *testing.T) {
 	terraform.VerifyWasCalledOnce().RunCommandWithVersion(nil, tmpDir, []string{"apply", "-no-color", "extra", "args", "comment", "args", planPath}, nil, "workspace")
 }
 
+func TestRun_AppliesCorrectProjectPlan(t *testing.T) {
+	// When running for a project, the planfile has a different name.
+	tmpDir, cleanup := TempDir(t)
+	defer cleanup()
+	planPath := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "projectname-default.tfplan")
+	err := ioutil.WriteFile(planPath, nil, 0644)
+	Ok(t, err)
+
+	RegisterMockTestingT(t)
+	terraform := mocks.NewMockClient()
+	o := runtime.ApplyStepRunner{
+		TerraformExecutor: terraform,
+	}
+
+	When(terraform.RunCommandWithVersion(matchers.AnyPtrToLoggingSimpleLogger(), AnyString(), AnyStringSlice(), matchers2.AnyPtrToGoVersionVersion(), AnyString())).
+		ThenReturn("output", nil)
+	output, err := o.Run(models.ProjectCommandContext{
+		Workspace:   "default",
+		RepoRelPath: ".",
+		ProjectName: "projectname",
+		CommentArgs: []string{"comment", "args"},
+	}, []string{"extra", "args"}, tmpDir)
+	Ok(t, err)
+	Equals(t, "output", output)
+	terraform.VerifyWasCalledOnce().RunCommandWithVersion(nil, tmpDir, []string{"apply", "-no-color", "extra", "args", "comment", "args", planPath}, nil, "default")
+}
+
 func TestRun_UsesConfiguredTFVersion(t *testing.T) {
 	tmpDir, cleanup := TempDir(t)
 	defer cleanup()
diff --git a/server/events/runtime/pull_approved_checker.go b/server/events/runtime/pull_approved_checker.go
index 049f43496..86945fce3 100644
--- a/server/events/runtime/pull_approved_checker.go
+++ b/server/events/runtime/pull_approved_checker.go
@@ -2,17 +2,8 @@ package runtime
 
 import (
 	"github.com/runatlantis/atlantis/server/events/models"
-	"github.com/runatlantis/atlantis/server/events/vcs"
 )
 
-type PullApprovedChecker struct {
-	VCSClient vcs.ClientProxy
-}
-
-func (a *PullApprovedChecker) IsApproved(baseRepo models.Repo, pull models.PullRequest) (bool, error) {
-	approved, err := a.VCSClient.PullIsApproved(baseRepo, pull)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, err
-	}
-	return approved, nil
+type PullApprovedChecker interface {
+	PullIsApproved(baseRepo models.Repo, pull models.PullRequest) (bool, error)
 }
diff --git a/server/events_controller_e2e_test.go b/server/events_controller_e2e_test.go
index 5abb66ad3..85870df84 100644
--- a/server/events_controller_e2e_test.go
+++ b/server/events_controller_e2e_test.go
@@ -252,10 +252,8 @@ func setupE2E(t *testing.T) (server.EventsController, *vcsmocks.MockClientProxy,
 			ApplyStepRunner: runtime.ApplyStepRunner{
 				TerraformExecutor: terraformClient,
 			},
-			RunStepRunner: runtime.RunStepRunner{},
-			PullApprovedChecker: runtime.PullApprovedChecker{
-				VCSClient: e2eVCSClient,
-			},
+			RunStepRunner:           runtime.RunStepRunner{},
+			PullApprovedChecker:     e2eVCSClient,
 			Workspace:               atlantisWorkspace,
 			Webhooks:                &mockWebhookSender{},
 			AtlantisWorkspaceLocker: locker,
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index 1980ba252..d02c1c922 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -251,10 +251,8 @@ func NewServer(userConfig UserConfig, config Config) (*Server, error) {
 			ApplyStepRunner: runtime.ApplyStepRunner{
 				TerraformExecutor: terraformClient,
 			},
-			RunStepRunner: runtime.RunStepRunner{},
-			PullApprovedChecker: runtime.PullApprovedChecker{
-				VCSClient: vcsClient,
-			},
+			RunStepRunner:           runtime.RunStepRunner{},
+			PullApprovedChecker:     vcsClient,
 			Workspace:               workspace,
 			Webhooks:                webhooksManager,
 			AtlantisWorkspaceLocker: workspaceLocker,