diff --git a/app/controllers/katello/concerns/api/v2/registration_controller_extensions.rb b/app/controllers/katello/concerns/api/v2/registration_controller_extensions.rb
index ef5cc1dc06f..c44b01cabd2 100644
--- a/app/controllers/katello/concerns/api/v2/registration_controller_extensions.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/katello/concerns/api/v2/registration_controller_extensions.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ def prepare_host
             fail ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound, msg
           end
           @host.assign_attributes(host_params('host'))
+          @host.owner = User.current
           @host.save!
         else
           super