diff --git a/app/Importer/LicenseImporter.php b/app/Importer/LicenseImporter.php
index 3f7bb9f85c..0dc7475478 100644
--- a/app/Importer/LicenseImporter.php
+++ b/app/Importer/LicenseImporter.php
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ class LicenseImporter extends ItemImporter
             $license->update($this->sanitizeItemForUpdating($license));
         } else {
             $license->fill($this->sanitizeItemForStoring($license));
+            $license->created_by = auth()->id();
         }
 
         // This sets an attribute on the Loggable trait for the action log