diff --git a/application/Building/BuildingController.php b/application/Building/BuildingController.php
index 16088c906..26268cde2 100644
--- a/application/Building/BuildingController.php
+++ b/application/Building/BuildingController.php
@@ -193,7 +193,10 @@ class BuildingController extends mfBaseController {
     $data['network_id'] = $r->network_id;
     $data['pop_id'] = ($r->pop_id) ? $r->pop_id : null;
     $data['type_id'] = $r->type_id;
-    $data['status_id'] = ($r->status_id) ? $r->status_id : 1;
+    
+    if($r->status_id) {
+      $data['status_id'] = $r->status_id;
+    }
     $data['pipeworker_id'] = ($r->pipeworker_id) ? $r->pipeworker_id : null;
     $data['lineworker_id'] = ($r->lineworker_id) ? $r->lineworker_id : null;
     $data['networksection_id'] = ($r->networksection_id) ? $r->networksection_id : null;
@@ -220,7 +223,7 @@ class BuildingController extends mfBaseController {
     }
     
     if($mode == "add") {
-      $data['create_by'] = 1;
+      $data['create_by'] = $this->me->id;
       $building = BuildingModel::create($data);
       
       // check if building exists already