diff --git a/src/applications/diffusion/editor/DiffusionURIEditor.php b/src/applications/diffusion/editor/DiffusionURIEditor.php
index c22b888ac5..2ff0854a89 100644
--- a/src/applications/diffusion/editor/DiffusionURIEditor.php
+++ b/src/applications/diffusion/editor/DiffusionURIEditor.php
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ final class DiffusionURIEditor
           $old_uri = $object->getEffectiveURI();
         } else {
           $old_uri = null;
+
+          // When creating a URI, we may not have processed the repository
+          // transaction yet. Attach the repository here to make sure we
+          // have it for the calls below.
+          $object->attachRepository($this->repository);
         }
 
         $object->setURI($xaction->getNewValue());