diff --git a/app/Importer/ComponentImporter.php b/app/Importer/ComponentImporter.php
index 9687ec4f17..3979ba499d 100644
--- a/app/Importer/ComponentImporter.php
+++ b/app/Importer/ComponentImporter.php
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class ComponentImporter extends ItemImporter
         }
         $this->log('No matching component, creating one');
         $component = new Component;
+        $component->created_by = auth()->id();
         $component->fill($this->sanitizeItemForStoring($component));
 
         // This sets an attribute on the Loggable trait for the action log
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ class ComponentImporter extends ItemImporter
             if (isset($this->item['asset_tag']) && ($asset = Asset::where('asset_tag', $this->item['asset_tag'])->first())) {
                 $component->assets()->attach($component->id, [
                     'component_id' => $component->id,
-                    'created_by' => $this->created_by,
+                    'created_by' => auth()->id(),
                     'created_at' => date('Y-m-d H:i:s'),
                     'assigned_qty' => 1, // Only assign the first one to the asset
                     'asset_id' => $asset->id,
diff --git a/app/Importer/ConsumableImporter.php b/app/Importer/ConsumableImporter.php
index 9e7019b086..10ffaaedfb 100644
--- a/app/Importer/ConsumableImporter.php
+++ b/app/Importer/ConsumableImporter.php
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class ConsumableImporter extends ItemImporter
         }
         $this->log('No matching consumable, creating one');
         $consumable = new Consumable();
+        $consumable->created_by = auth()->id();
         $this->item['model_number'] = trim($this->findCsvMatch($row, 'model_number'));
         $this->item['item_no'] = trim($this->findCsvMatch($row, 'item_number'));
         $this->item['min_amt'] = trim($this->findCsvMatch($row, "min_amt"));