diff --git a/app/models/doodad.rb b/app/models/doodad.rb
index 10ef1c74..90eb6958 100644
--- a/app/models/doodad.rb
+++ b/app/models/doodad.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 class Doodad < ActiveRecord::Base
-  belongs_to :user
+  belongs_to :user, optional: true
 end