diff --git a/lib/new_post_manager.rb b/lib/new_post_manager.rb
index 40845d609..9d8c570fa 100644
--- a/lib/new_post_manager.rb
+++ b/lib/new_post_manager.rb
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ class NewPostManager
 
       validator = Validators::PostValidator.new
       post = Post.new(raw: manager.args[:raw])
+      post.user = manager.user
       validator.validate(post)
       if post.errors[:raw].present?
         result = NewPostResult.new(:created_post, false)