diff --git a/app/controllers/pull_requests_controller.rb b/app/controllers/pull_requests_controller.rb
index 7dc5d8a95..5bc9579ad 100644
--- a/app/controllers/pull_requests_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/pull_requests_controller.rb
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class PullRequestsController < ApplicationController
           if pull_issue.save!
             local_requests = PullRequest.new(local_params.merge(user_id: current_user.try(:id), project_id: @project.id, issue_id: pull_issue.id))
             if local_requests.save
-              gitea_request = Gitea::PullRequest::CreateService.new(current_user, @repository.try(:identifier), requests_params).call
+              gitea_request = Gitea::PullRequest::CreateService.new(@project.owner, @repository.try(:identifier), requests_params).call
               if gitea_request && local_requests.update_attributes(gpid: gitea_request["number"])
                 if params[:issue_tag_ids].present?
                   params[:issue_tag_ids].each do |tag|