diff --git a/app/uat_actions/uat_actions/generate_plates.rb b/app/uat_actions/uat_actions/generate_plates.rb
index 54bab9d288..96ddd1329a 100644
--- a/app/uat_actions/uat_actions/generate_plates.rb
+++ b/app/uat_actions/uat_actions/generate_plates.rb
@@ -128,7 +128,8 @@ def build_sample(sample_name, plate)
       sample_metadata_attributes: {
         supplier_name: sample_name,
         cohort: "Cohort#{plate.human_barcode}",
-        sample_description: "SD-#{plate.human_barcode}"
+        sample_description: "SD-#{plate.human_barcode}",
+        sample_common_name: 'human'
       }
     )
   end
diff --git a/app/uat_actions/uat_actions/generate_sample_manifest.rb b/app/uat_actions/uat_actions/generate_sample_manifest.rb
index d68761925e..aa562d653f 100644
--- a/app/uat_actions/uat_actions/generate_sample_manifest.rb
+++ b/app/uat_actions/uat_actions/generate_sample_manifest.rb
@@ -112,10 +112,12 @@ def supplier
   def create_sample(sample_name, sample_manifest)
     Sample.create!(
       name: sample_name,
+      sanger_sample_id: sample_name,
       sample_metadata_attributes: {
         supplier_name: sample_name,
         collected_by: UatActions::StaticRecords.collection_site,
-        donor_id: "#{sample_name}_donor"
+        donor_id: "#{sample_name}_donor",
+        sample_common_name: 'human'
       },
       sample_manifest: sample_manifest
     )