diff --git a/app/controllers/question_banks_controller.rb b/app/controllers/question_banks_controller.rb
index 4df392257..22650f2d3 100644
--- a/app/controllers/question_banks_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/question_banks_controller.rb
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ class QuestionBanksController < ApplicationController
       new_topic.course_id = course.id
       new_topic.gtopic_bank_id = topic.id
       new_topic.user_id = current_user.id
+      new_topic.tea_id = current_user.id
       new_topic.save
 
       topic.attachments.each.try(:each) do |attachment|