diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/issues_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/issues_controller.rb
index 28563c0b2..e4fa694fa 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/issues_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/issues_controller.rb
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class Api::V1::IssuesController < Api::V1::BaseController
   end
 
   def create
+    @issue.user = current_user
     create_subject @issue
   end