diff --git a/src/backend/src/filesystem/FilesystemService.js b/src/backend/src/filesystem/FilesystemService.js
index e517d5d10..e086e84b3 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/filesystem/FilesystemService.js
+++ b/src/backend/src/filesystem/FilesystemService.js
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ class FilesystemService extends BaseService {
 
         const { _path, uuidv4 } = this.modules;
         const svc_fsEntry = this.services.get('fsEntryService');
+        const resourceService = this.services.get('resourceService');
 
         const ts = Math.round(Date.now() / 1000);
         const uid = uuidv4();
diff --git a/src/backend/src/services/OperationTraceService.js b/src/backend/src/services/OperationTraceService.js
index 27cceb3f3..60eb9509f 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/services/OperationTraceService.js
+++ b/src/backend/src/services/OperationTraceService.js
@@ -317,6 +317,9 @@ class BaseOperation extends AdvancedBase {
     async run (values) {
         this.values = values;
 
+        values.user = values.user ??
+            (values.actor ? values.actor.type.user : undefined);
+
         // getting context with a new operation frame
         let x, frame; {
             x = Context.get();