diff --git a/app/core/serializers/ticket_comment.py b/app/core/serializers/ticket_comment.py
index 0c6db6c97..3e335ff59 100644
--- a/app/core/serializers/ticket_comment.py
+++ b/app/core/serializers/ticket_comment.py
@@ -187,15 +187,6 @@ def __init__(self, instance=None, data=empty, **kwargs):
 
                 self.request = kwargs['context']['request']
 
-            if 'view' in kwargs['context']:
-
-                if kwargs['context']['view'].action == 'create':
-
-
-                    if 'request' in kwargs['context']['view'].kwargs:
-
-                        self.fields.fields['user'].initial = self.request._user.id
-
 
 
     def validate(self, attrs):
@@ -251,6 +242,8 @@ def is_valid(self, *, raise_exception=False):
 
             if self._context['view'].action == 'create':
 
+                self.validated_data['user'] = self.request._user
+
                 if 'ticket_id' in self._kwargs['context']['view'].kwargs:
 
                     self.validated_data['ticket_id'] = int(self._kwargs['context']['view'].kwargs['ticket_id'])