diff --git a/backend/btrixcloud/operator.py b/backend/btrixcloud/operator.py
index 3abacf54..d41b7b93 100644
--- a/backend/btrixcloud/operator.py
+++ b/backend/btrixcloud/operator.py
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ class BtrixOperator(K8sAPI):
         super().__init__()
 
         self.crawl_config_ops = crawl_config_ops
+        self.user_ops = crawl_config_ops.user_manager
         self.crawl_ops = crawl_ops
         self.org_ops = org_ops
         self.coll_ops = coll_ops
@@ -1261,8 +1262,9 @@ class BtrixOperator(K8sAPI):
                 return {"attachments": []}
 
             # db create
+            user = await self.user_ops.get_user_by_id(uuid.UUID(userid))
             await self.crawl_config_ops.add_new_crawl(
-                crawl_id, crawlconfig, uuid.UUID(userid), manual=False
+                crawl_id, crawlconfig, user, manual=False
             )
             print("Scheduled Crawl Created: " + crawl_id)
 
diff --git a/backend/btrixcloud/users.py b/backend/btrixcloud/users.py
index 047f29ee..80458435 100644
--- a/backend/btrixcloud/users.py
+++ b/backend/btrixcloud/users.py
@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ class UserManager(BaseUserManager[UserCreate, UserDB]):
         )
         return await cursor.to_list(length=1000)
 
+    async def get_user_by_id(self, user_id: uuid.UUID):
+        """return user from user_id"""
+        return await self.user_db.get(user_id)
+
     async def get_superuser(self):
         """return current superuser, if any"""
         return await self.user_db.collection.find_one({"is_superuser": True})