2 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/server/controllers/api/users/index.ts b/server/controllers/api/users/index.ts
index d339c2a1c..869f31d84 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/users/index.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/users/index.ts
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ export {
 
 async function createUser (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
   const body: UserCreate = req.body
+
   const userToCreate = new UserModel({
     username: body.username,
     password: body.password,
@@ -194,7 +195,10 @@ async function createUser (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
     userToCreate.password = await generateRandomString(20)
   }
 
-  const { user, account, videoChannel } = await createUserAccountAndChannelAndPlaylist({ userToCreate: userToCreate })
+  const { user, account, videoChannel } = await createUserAccountAndChannelAndPlaylist({
+    userToCreate,
+    channelNames: { name: body.channelName, displayName: body.channelName }
+  })
 
   auditLogger.create(getAuditIdFromRes(res), new UserAuditView(user.toFormattedJSON()))
   logger.info('User %s with its channel and account created.', body.username)
diff --git a/shared/models/users/user-create.model.ts b/shared/models/users/user-create.model.ts
index 6677b42aa..601c531cd 100644
--- a/shared/models/users/user-create.model.ts
+++ b/shared/models/users/user-create.model.ts
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ export interface UserCreate {
   videoQuotaDaily: number
   role: UserRole
   adminFlags?: UserAdminFlag
+  channelName: string
 }