diff --git a/module/gitea/config/form.php b/module/gitea/config/form.php
index a483bae20a..b393ba0682 100644
--- a/module/gitea/config/form.php
+++ b/module/gitea/config/form.php
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 <?php
-global $app;
 $config->gitea->form = new stdclass();
 $config->gitea->form->create = array();
 $config->gitea->form->create['appType']     = array('type' => 'string', 'required' => true,  'default' => 'gitea');
@@ -7,7 +6,6 @@ $config->gitea->form->create['type']        = array('type' => 'string', 'require
 $config->gitea->form->create['name']        = array('type' => 'string', 'required' => true,  'default' => '', 'filter' => 'trim');
 $config->gitea->form->create['url']         = array('type' => 'string', 'required' => true,  'default' => '', 'filter' => 'trim');
 $config->gitea->form->create['token']       = array('type' => 'string', 'required' => true,  'default' => '', 'filter' => 'trim');
-$config->gitea->form->create['createdBy']   = array('type' => 'string', 'required' => false, 'default' => $app->user->account);
 $config->gitea->form->create['createdDate'] = array('type' => 'string', 'required' => false, 'default' => helper::now());
 $config->gitea->form->create['private']     = array('type' => 'string', 'required' => false, 'default' => uniqid());
 
@@ -15,5 +13,4 @@ $config->gitea->form->edit = array();
 $config->gitea->form->edit['name']       = array('type' => 'string', 'required' => true,  'default' => '', 'filter' => 'trim');
 $config->gitea->form->edit['url']        = array('type' => 'string', 'required' => true,  'default' => '', 'filter' => 'trim');
 $config->gitea->form->edit['token']      = array('type' => 'string', 'required' => true,  'default' => '', 'filter' => 'trim');
-$config->gitea->form->edit['editedBy']   = array('type' => 'string', 'required' => false, 'default' => $app->user->account);
 $config->gitea->form->edit['editedDate'] = array('type' => 'string', 'required' => false, 'default' => helper::now());
diff --git a/module/gitea/control.php b/module/gitea/control.php
index 3f776c306a..e14cfdd51f 100644
--- a/module/gitea/control.php
+++ b/module/gitea/control.php
@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ class gitea extends control
     {
         if($_POST)
         {
-            $gitea  = form::data($this->config->gitea->form->create)->get();
+            $gitea  = form::data($this->config->gitea->form->create)
+                ->add('createdBy', $this->app->user->acount)
+                ->get();
             $result = $this->checkToken($gitea);
             if(is_array($result)) return $this->send($result);
 
@@ -118,7 +120,9 @@ class gitea extends control
 
         if($_POST)
         {
-            $gitea  = form::data($this->config->gitea->form->edit)->get();
+            $gitea  = form::data($this->config->gitea->form->edit)
+                ->add('editedBy', $this->app->user->acount)
+                ->get();
             $result = $this->checkToken($gitea);
             if(is_array($result)) return $this->send($result);