diff --git a/app/Importer/UserImporter.php b/app/Importer/UserImporter.php
index 036bf15c9a..77317b3d09 100644
--- a/app/Importer/UserImporter.php
+++ b/app/Importer/UserImporter.php
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ class UserImporter extends ItemImporter
 
         $this->log('No matching user, creating one');
         $user = new User();
+        $user->created_by = auth()->id();
         $user->fill($this->sanitizeItemForStoring($user));
 
         if ($user->save()) {