diff --git a/app/views/repositories/show.json.jbuilder b/app/views/repositories/show.json.jbuilder
index 3b4add7ad..c69bcee17 100644
--- a/app/views/repositories/show.json.jbuilder
+++ b/app/views/repositories/show.json.jbuilder
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ json.empty @result['empty']
 json.full_name @result['full_name']
 json.mirror @result['mirror']
 json.private @result['private']
-json.partial! 'author', locals: { user: @project.user }
+json.partial! 'author', locals: { user: @project.owner }