diff --git a/src/db/lib.ts b/src/db/lib.ts
index 0a2ff51..db0f0a4 100644
--- a/src/db/lib.ts
+++ b/src/db/lib.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { cloneDeep } from 'lodash';
 import { state } from '../db-admin/health-legacy';
 import { getParentId } from '../lib/docuri';
+import { dbUrlToUserId } from '../lib/user-id';
 
 declare global {
   var localDb: any;
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ export const put = async (
       _rev: current._rev,
       type,
       to: current.to,
-      origin: current.origin ?? state().remoteUrl,
+      origin: current.origin ?? dbUrlToUserId(state().remoteUrl),
       doc: update(current.doc),
     };
     await targetDb.put(putDoc);