diff --git a/smash/web/redcap_connector.py b/smash/web/redcap_connector.py
index a2af5169ca07e21bf5bce8098b152dbd53122891..10a6739a0763278bd6f7fef93ee95b481e074f67 100644
--- a/smash/web/redcap_connector.py
+++ b/smash/web/redcap_connector.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from django.conf import settings
 from django.forms.models import model_to_dict
 from django_cron import CronJobBase, Schedule
 
-from web.models import ConfigurationItem, StudySubject, Language, AppointmentType, Appointment, Visit, Study
+from web.models import ConfigurationItem, StudySubject, Language, AppointmentType, Appointment, Visit, Study, Provenance, Worker, User
 from web.models.constants import REDCAP_TOKEN_CONFIGURATION_TYPE, \
     REDCAP_BASE_URL_CONFIGURATION_TYPE, CRON_JOB_TIMEOUT, RED_CAP_LANGUAGE_4_FIELD_TYPE, RED_CAP_LANGUAGE_3_FIELD_TYPE, \
     RED_CAP_LANGUAGE_2_FIELD_TYPE, RED_CAP_LANGUAGE_1_FIELD_TYPE, RED_CAP_MPOWER_ID_FIELD_TYPE, RED_CAP_DEAD_FIELD_TYPE, \
@@ -86,6 +86,16 @@ class RedcapConnector(object):
 
         self.study = Study.objects.get(id=GLOBAL_STUDY_ID)
 
+        self.importer_user = None
+
+        importer_user_name = getattr(settings, "IMPORTER_USER", None)
+        if importer_user_name is not None:
+            user = User.objects.filter(username=importer_user_name)
+            if user is None:
+                logger.warn("User does not exist: " + importer_user_name)
+            else:
+                self.importer_user = Worker.objects.filter(user=user)
+
     def find_missing(self):
         pid = self.get_project_id()
         redcap_version = self.get_redcap_version()