diff --git a/client/modules/IDE/components/FileUploader.jsx b/client/modules/IDE/components/FileUploader.jsx
index bf340cf1..c97bffae 100644
--- a/client/modules/IDE/components/FileUploader.jsx
+++ b/client/modules/IDE/components/FileUploader.jsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class FileUploader extends React.Component {
   }
 
   createDropzone() {
+    const userId = this.props.project.owner ? this.props.project.owner.id : this.props.user.id;
     this.uploader = new Dropzone('div#uploader', {
       url: s3Bucket,
       method: 'post',
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ class FileUploader extends React.Component {
       text/plain,text/csv,.obj,video/webm,video/ogg,video/quicktime,video/mp4,
       .otf,.ttf`,
       dictDefaultMessage: 'Drop files here to upload or click to use the file browser',
-      accept: this.props.dropzoneAcceptCallback.bind(this, this.props.project.owner.id),
+      accept: this.props.dropzoneAcceptCallback.bind(this, userId),
       sending: this.props.dropzoneSendingCallback,
       complete: this.props.dropzoneCompleteCallback
       // error: (file, errorMessage) => {
@@ -53,24 +54,29 @@ FileUploader.propTypes = {
   dropzoneCompleteCallback: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   project: PropTypes.shape({
     owner: PropTypes.shape({
-      id: PropTypes.string.isRequired
+      id: PropTypes.string
     })
+  }),
+  user: PropTypes.shape({
+    id: PropTypes.string
   })
 };
 
 FileUploader.defaultProps = {
   project: {
     id: undefined,
-    owner: {
-      id: undefined
-    }
+    owner: undefined
+  },
+  user: {
+    id: undefined
   }
 };
 
 function mapStateToProps(state) {
   return {
     files: state.files,
-    project: state.project
+    project: state.project,
+    user: state.user
   };
 }