diff --git a/FOSSDB_web/apps/fossdb/models.py b/FOSSDB_web/apps/fossdb/models.py
index 8ca8573..ff362d2 100644
--- a/FOSSDB_web/apps/fossdb/models.py
+++ b/FOSSDB_web/apps/fossdb/models.py
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ import uuid
 
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.db import models
-
 from license.models import License
 
+User = settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL
+
 
 class ProgrammingLanguage(models.Model):
     language = models.CharField(max_length=100)