diff --git a/services/web/app/src/Features/Project/ProjectCreationHandler.js b/services/web/app/src/Features/Project/ProjectCreationHandler.js
index 2bdb2dac33..6c9817add0 100644
--- a/services/web/app/src/Features/Project/ProjectCreationHandler.js
+++ b/services/web/app/src/Features/Project/ProjectCreationHandler.js
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ const ProjectCreationHandler = {
     }
     const rootFolder = new Folder({ name: 'rootFolder' })
 
-    attributes.owner_ref = new ObjectId(owner_id)
+    attributes.lastUpdatedBy = attributes.owner_ref = new ObjectId(owner_id)
     attributes.name = projectName
     const project = new Project(attributes)
 
diff --git a/services/web/test/unit/src/Project/ProjectCreationHandlerTests.js b/services/web/test/unit/src/Project/ProjectCreationHandlerTests.js
index a5e3e776f2..b29975f5b8 100644
--- a/services/web/test/unit/src/Project/ProjectCreationHandlerTests.js
+++ b/services/web/test/unit/src/Project/ProjectCreationHandlerTests.js
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ describe('ProjectCreationHandler', function() {
             }
             project.name.should.equal(projectName)
             expect(project.owner_ref + '').to.equal(ownerId)
+            expect(project.lastUpdatedBy + '').to.equal(ownerId)
             done()
           }
         )