diff --git a/program/views.py b/program/views.py
index 0336d507f0773f4b6509ec71b30c943f9e07eadb..ce644d461398f85b757f19a8cf7158b9a5873b8d 100644
--- a/program/views.py
+++ b/program/views.py
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ class APINoteViewSet(
 
         serializer = NoteSerializer(
             data={"show": show_pk, "timeslot": timeslot_pk} | request.data,
-            context={"created_by": request.user.username},
+            context={"user_id": request.user.id, "created_by": request.user.username},
         )
 
         if serializer.is_valid():