diff --git a/addons/mrp/mrp.py b/addons/mrp/mrp.py
index 3ae27bf2c41..524cec5bdf5 100644
--- a/addons/mrp/mrp.py
+++ b/addons/mrp/mrp.py
@@ -515,6 +515,7 @@ class mrp_production(osv.osv):
         'state': lambda *a: 'draft',
         'date_planned': lambda *a: time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'),
         'product_qty':  lambda *a: 1.0,
+        'user_id': lambda self, cr, uid, c: uid,
         'name': lambda x, y, z, c: x.pool.get('ir.sequence').get(y, z, 'mrp.production') or '/',
         'company_id': lambda self, cr, uid, c: self.pool.get('res.company')._company_default_get(cr, uid, 'mrp.production', context=c),
         'location_src_id': _src_id_default,