diff --git a/routers/repo/course.go b/routers/repo/course.go
index b8f39817b..013ee20da 100644
--- a/routers/repo/course.go
+++ b/routers/repo/course.go
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@ const (
 
 func CreateCourse(ctx *context.Context) {
 	ctx.Data["Title"] = ctx.Tr("new_course")
+	org, _ := models.GetUserByName(setting.Course.OrgName)
 
-	ctx.Data["Owner"] = setting.Course.OrgName
+	ctx.Data["Owner"] = org
 
 	ctx.HTML(200, tplCreateCourse)