diff --git a/app/controllers/syllabuses_controller.rb b/app/controllers/syllabuses_controller.rb
index f0d1254bc..a6b11cfbf 100644
--- a/app/controllers/syllabuses_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/syllabuses_controller.rb
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ class SyllabusesController < ApplicationController
       @syllabus.user_id = User.current.id
       @syllabus.description = Message.where("id = 19412").first.nil? ? '' : Message.where("id = 19412").first.content
       if @syllabus && @syllabus.save
+        member =  SyllabusMember.create(:user_id => @syllabus.user_id, :rank => 1)
+        @syllabus.syllabus_members << member
         respond_to do |format|
           flash[:notice] = l(:notice_successful_create)
           format.html {redirect_to syllabus_path(@syllabus)}
diff --git a/db/migrate/20161008015936_add_syllabus_members.rb b/db/migrate/20161008015936_add_syllabus_members.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6c477cd51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20161008015936_add_syllabus_members.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+class AddSyllabusMembers < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def up
+    Syllabus.all.each do |syllabus|
+      if syllabus.syllabus_members.empty?
+        member =  SyllabusMember.create(:user_id => syllabus.user_id, :rank => 1)
+        syllabus.syllabus_members << member
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  def down
+  end
+end