diff --git a/src/applications/phortune/storage/PhortuneAccount.php b/src/applications/phortune/storage/PhortuneAccount.php
index 822673ea94..0560104972 100644
--- a/src/applications/phortune/storage/PhortuneAccount.php
+++ b/src/applications/phortune/storage/PhortuneAccount.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ final class PhortuneAccount extends PhortuneDAO
 
   public static function initializeNewAccount(PhabricatorUser $actor) {
     $account = id(new PhortuneAccount());
-    $account->memberPHIDs = array();
+    $account->memberPHIDs = array($actor->getPHID() => $actor->getPHID());
 
     return $account;
   }