diff --git a/app/controllers/apps_controller.rb b/app/controllers/apps_controller.rb
index aec68f9bed..91f2092bc0 100644
--- a/app/controllers/apps_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/apps_controller.rb
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class AppsController < ApplicationController
                         current_version: AppVersion.new(name: 'v0'),
                         user: @current_user
                       })
+    AppUser.create(app: @app, user: @current_user, role: 'admin')                      
   end
 
   def show