diff --git a/rhodecode/controllers/files.py b/rhodecode/controllers/files.py
--- a/rhodecode/controllers/files.py
+++ b/rhodecode/controllers/files.py
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ class FilesController(BaseRepoController
             try:
                 self.scm_model.commit_change(repo=c.rhodecode_repo,
                                              repo_name=repo_name, cs=c.cs,
-                                             user=self.rhodecode_user,
+                                             user=self.rhodecode_user.user_id,
                                              author=author, message=message,
                                              content=content, f_path=f_path)
                 h.flash(_('Successfully committed to %s') % f_path,
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ class FilesController(BaseRepoController
             try:
                 self.scm_model.create_node(repo=c.rhodecode_repo,
                                            repo_name=repo_name, cs=c.cs,
-                                           user=self.rhodecode_user,
+                                           user=self.rhodecode_user.user_id,
                                            author=author, message=message,
                                            content=content, f_path=node_path)
                 h.flash(_('Successfully committed to %s') % node_path,