diff --git a/magnum/api/controllers/v1/baymodel.py b/magnum/api/controllers/v1/baymodel.py
index e424396137..644e851ad9 100644
--- a/magnum/api/controllers/v1/baymodel.py
+++ b/magnum/api/controllers/v1/baymodel.py
@@ -229,8 +229,12 @@ class BayModelsController(rest.RestController):
         if self.from_baymodels:
             raise exception.OperationNotPermitted
 
-        new_baymodel = objects.BayModel(pecan.request.context,
-                                **baymodel.as_dict())
+        baymodel_dict = baymodel.as_dict()
+        ctxt = pecan.request.context
+        auth_token = ctxt.auth_token_info['token']
+        baymodel_dict['project_id'] = auth_token['project']['id']
+        baymodel_dict['user_id'] = auth_token['user']['id']
+        new_baymodel = objects.BayModel(ctxt, **baymodel_dict)
         new_baymodel.create()
         # Set the HTTP Location Header
         pecan.response.location = link.build_url('baymodels',
diff --git a/magnum/tests/api/controllers/v1/test_baymodel.py b/magnum/tests/api/controllers/v1/test_baymodel.py
index 784812ca4c..be3f807a91 100644
--- a/magnum/tests/api/controllers/v1/test_baymodel.py
+++ b/magnum/tests/api/controllers/v1/test_baymodel.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from six.moves.urllib import parse as urlparse
 from wsme import types as wtypes
 
 from magnum.api.controllers.v1 import baymodel as api_baymodel
+from magnum.common import context
 from magnum.common import utils
 from magnum.tests.api import base as api_base
 from magnum.tests.api import utils as apiutils
@@ -246,6 +247,15 @@ class TestPatch(api_base.FunctionalTest):
 
 class TestPost(api_base.FunctionalTest):
 
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestPost, self).setUp()
+        p = mock.patch.object(context, 'RequestContext')
+        self.mock_request_context = p.start()
+        mock_auth_token = self.mock_request_context.auth_token_info['token']
+        mock_auth_token['project']['id'].return_value = 'fake_project'
+        mock_auth_token['user']['id'].return_value = 'fake_user'
+        self.addCleanup(p.stop)
+
     @mock.patch.object(timeutils, 'utcnow')
     def test_create_baymodel(self, mock_utcnow):
         cdict = apiutils.baymodel_post_data()