diff --git a/app/Importer/ItemImporter.php b/app/Importer/ItemImporter.php
index 36eef7ab4c..8d008c3cde 100644
--- a/app/Importer/ItemImporter.php
+++ b/app/Importer/ItemImporter.php
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class ItemImporter extends Importer
 
         $this->item['qty'] = $this->findCsvMatch($row, 'quantity');
         $this->item['requestable'] = $this->findCsvMatch($row, 'requestable');
-        $this->item['created_by'] = $this->created_by;
+        $this->item['created_by'] = auth()->id();
         $this->item['serial'] = $this->findCsvMatch($row, 'serial');
         // NO need to call this method if we're running the user import.
         // TODO: Merge these methods.
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ class ItemImporter extends Importer
 
         $this->log('No Matching Model, Creating a new one');
         $asset_model = new AssetModel();
+        $asset_model->created_by = auth()->id();
         $item = $this->sanitizeItemForStoring($asset_model, $editingModel);
         $item['name'] = $asset_model_name;
         $item['model_number'] = $asset_modelNumber;
@@ -306,9 +307,9 @@ class ItemImporter extends Importer
         }
 
         $category = new Category();
+        $category->created_by = auth()->id();
         $category->name = $asset_category;
         $category->category_type = $item_type;
-        $category->created_by = $this->created_by;
 
         if ($category->save()) {
             $this->log('Category '.$asset_category.' was created');
@@ -337,6 +338,7 @@ class ItemImporter extends Importer
             return $company->id;
         }
         $company = new Company();
+        $company->created_by = auth()->id();
         $company->name = $asset_company_name;
 
         if ($company->save()) {
@@ -393,6 +395,7 @@ class ItemImporter extends Importer
         }
         $this->log('Creating a new status');
         $status = new Statuslabel();
+        $status->created_by = auth()->id();
         $status->name = trim($asset_statuslabel_name);
 
         $status->deployable = 1;
@@ -432,7 +435,7 @@ class ItemImporter extends Importer
         //Otherwise create a manufacturer.
         $manufacturer = new Manufacturer();
         $manufacturer->name = trim($item_manufacturer);
-        $manufacturer->created_by = $this->created_by;
+        $manufacturer->created_by = auth()->id();
 
         if ($manufacturer->save()) {
             $this->log('Manufacturer '.$manufacturer->name.' was created');
@@ -473,7 +476,7 @@ class ItemImporter extends Importer
         $location->city = '';
         $location->state = '';
         $location->country = '';
-        $location->created_by = $this->created_by;
+        $location->created_by = auth()->id();
 
         if ($location->save()) {
             $this->log('Location '.$asset_location.' was created');
@@ -509,7 +512,7 @@ class ItemImporter extends Importer
 
         $supplier = new Supplier();
         $supplier->name = $item_supplier;
-        $supplier->created_by = $this->created_by;
+        $supplier->created_by = auth()->id();
 
         if ($supplier->save()) {
             $this->log('Supplier '.$item_supplier.' was created');