diff --git a/src/applications/phortune/controller/PhortuneController.php b/src/applications/phortune/controller/PhortuneController.php
index c11ddb3326..93bb99a1fe 100644
--- a/src/applications/phortune/controller/PhortuneController.php
+++ b/src/applications/phortune/controller/PhortuneController.php
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ abstract class PhortuneController extends PhabricatorController {
           '=' => array($user->getPHID() => $user->getPHID()),
         ));
 
-    $account = new PhortuneAccount();
+    $account = id(new PhortuneAccount())
+      ->attachMemberPHIDs(array());
 
     $editor = id(new PhortuneAccountEditor())
       ->setActor($user)