diff --git a/tests/checktags_tests.py b/tests/checktags_tests.py
index 43201553..5fe9e1af 100644
--- a/tests/checktags_tests.py
+++ b/tests/checktags_tests.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class TestTagChecker(unittest.TestCase):
                                   logger=self.logger)
 
         self._request_data = """
-                <request id="293129">
+                <request id="293129" creator="darix">
                   <action type="submit">
                     <source project="editors" package="nano" rev="25"/>
                     <target project="openSUSE:Factory" package="nano"/>
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class TestTagChecker(unittest.TestCase):
                 </request>
             """
         self._request_withhistory = """
-                <request id="293129">
+                <request id="293129" creator="darix">
                   <action type="submit">
                     <source project="editors" package="nano" rev="25"/>
                     <target project="openSUSE:Factory" package="nano"/>
diff --git a/tests/factory_source_tests.py b/tests/factory_source_tests.py
index c4156411..86687dd1 100644
--- a/tests/factory_source_tests.py
+++ b/tests/factory_source_tests.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class TestFactorySourceAccept(unittest.TestCase):
         httpretty.register_uri(httpretty.GET,
             APIURL + "/request/770001",
             body = """
-                <request id="770001">
+                <request id="770001" creator="chameleon">
                   <action type="submit">
                     <source project="Base:System" package="timezone" rev="481ecbe0dfc63ece3a1f1b5598f7d96c"/>
                     <target project="openSUSE:13.2" package="timezone"/>
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class TestFactorySourceAccept(unittest.TestCase):
             responses = [
                 httpretty.Response( body = """
                     <collection matches="1">
-                      <request id="254684">
+                      <request id="254684" creator="chameleon">
                         <action type="submit">
                           <source project="Base:System" package="timezone" rev="481ecbe0dfc63ece3a1f1b5598f7d96c"/>
                           <target project="openSUSE:Factory" package="timezone"/>
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ class TestFactorySourceAccept(unittest.TestCase):
                     """),
                 httpretty.Response( body = """
                     <collection matches="1">
-                      <request id="254684">
+                      <request id="254684" creator="chameleon">
                         <action type="submit">
                           <source project="Base:System" package="timezone" rev="481ecbe0dfc63ece3a1f1b5598f7d96c"/>
                           <target project="openSUSE:Factory" package="timezone"/>
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ class TestFactorySourceAccept(unittest.TestCase):
             match_querystring = True,
             body = """
                 <collection matches="1">
-                    <request id="261411">
+                    <request id="261411" creator="lnussel">
                       <action type="maintenance_incident">
                         <source project="home:lnussel:branches:openSUSE:Backports:SLE-12" package="plan" rev="71e76daf2c2e9ddb0b9208f54a14f608"/>
                         <target project="openSUSE:Maintenance" releaseproject="openSUSE:Backports:SLE-12"/>
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ class TestFactorySourceAccept(unittest.TestCase):
         httpretty.register_uri(httpretty.GET,
             APIURL + "/request/261411",
             body = """
-                <request id="261411">
+                <request id="261411" creator="lnussel">
                   <action type="maintenance_incident">
                     <source project="home:lnussel:branches:openSUSE:Backports:SLE-12" package="plan" rev="71e76daf2c2e9ddb0b9208f54a14f608"/>
                     <target project="openSUSE:Maintenance" releaseproject="openSUSE:Backports:SLE-12"/>
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/request/template_request.xml b/tests/fixtures/request/template_request.xml
index e774c24b..88bf4a10 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/request/template_request.xml
+++ b/tests/fixtures/request/template_request.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<request id="${id}">
+<request id="${id}" creator="Admin">
   <action type="submit">
     <source project="home:Admin" package="${package}" rev="59f0f46262d7b57b9cdc720c06d5e317"/>
     <target project="openSUSE:Factory" package="${package}"/>
diff --git a/tests/maintenance_tests.py b/tests/maintenance_tests.py
index ec6563f3..205ad5be 100644
--- a/tests/maintenance_tests.py
+++ b/tests/maintenance_tests.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class TestMaintenance(unittest.TestCase):
             match_querystring = True,
             body = """
                 <collection matches="1">
-                  <request id="261355">
+                  <request id="261355" creator="brassh">
                     <action type="maintenance_incident">
                       <source project="home:brassh" package="mysql-workbench" rev="857c77d2ba1d347b6dc50a1e5bcb74e1"/>
                       <target project="openSUSE:Maintenance" releaseproject="openSUSE:13.2:Update"/>
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class TestMaintenance(unittest.TestCase):
             APIURL + "/request/261355",
             match_querystring = True,
             body = """
-              <request id="261355">
+              <request id="261355" creator="brassh">
                 <action type="maintenance_incident">
                   <source project="home:brassh" package="mysql-workbench" rev="857c77d2ba1d347b6dc50a1e5bcb74e1"/>
                   <target project="openSUSE:Maintenance" releaseproject="openSUSE:13.2:Update"/>
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ class TestMaintenance(unittest.TestCase):
             match_querystring = True,
             body = """
                 <collection matches="1">
-                  <request id="261355">
+                  <request id="261355" creator="brassh">
                     <action type="maintenance_incident">
                       <source project="home:brassh" package="mysql-workbench" rev="857c77d2ba1d347b6dc50a1e5bcb74e1"/>
                       <target project="openSUSE:Maintenance" releaseproject="openSUSE:13.2:Update"/>
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ class TestMaintenance(unittest.TestCase):
             APIURL + "/request/261355",
             match_querystring = True,
             body = """
-              <request id="261355">
+              <request id="261355" creator="brassh">
                 <action type="maintenance_incident">
                   <source project="home:brassh" package="mysql-workbench" rev="857c77d2ba1d347b6dc50a1e5bcb74e1"/>
                   <target project="openSUSE:Maintenance" releaseproject="openSUSE:13.2:Update"/>
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ class TestMaintenance(unittest.TestCase):
             match_querystring = True,
             body = """
                 <collection matches="1">
-                    <request id="261411">
+                    <request id="261411" creator="lnussel">
                       <action type="maintenance_incident">
                         <source project="home:lnussel:branches:openSUSE:Backports:SLE-12" package="plan" rev="71e76daf2c2e9ddb0b9208f54a14f608"/>
                         <target project="openSUSE:Maintenance" releaseproject="openSUSE:Backports:SLE-12"/>
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ class TestMaintenance(unittest.TestCase):
         httpretty.register_uri(httpretty.GET,
             APIURL + "/request/261411",
             body = """
-                <request id="261411">
+                <request id="261411" creator="lnussel">
                   <action type="maintenance_incident">
                     <source project="home:lnussel:branches:openSUSE:Backports:SLE-12" package="plan" rev="71e76daf2c2e9ddb0b9208f54a14f608"/>
                     <target project="openSUSE:Maintenance" releaseproject="openSUSE:Backports:SLE-12"/>