diff --git a/gracedb/views.py b/gracedb/views.py
index 235869a2fcc9d07786a56d280376606d0869fe90..a417d8f9c0db1b7f99bfd2a762f7b21d4bf78768 100644
--- a/gracedb/views.py
+++ b/gracedb/views.py
@@ -1319,7 +1319,7 @@ def embblogentry(request, graceid, num=None):
         raise Http404
     if request.method == "POST":
         # create a log entry
-        eel = EMBBEventLog(event=event, issuer=request.user)
+        eel = EMBBEventLog(event=event)
         eel.event = event
         eel.submitter = request.user
         # Assign a facility name