diff --git a/src/PullRequest.ts b/src/PullRequest.ts
index 626e2f5..f86b2a8 100644
--- a/src/PullRequest.ts
+++ b/src/PullRequest.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export default class PullRequest {
   constructor(data: IAnonymizedPullRequestDocument) {
     this._model = data;
     this.owner = new User(new UserModel({ _id: data.owner }));
+    this.owner.model.isNew = false;
   }
 
   getToken() {
diff --git a/src/Repository.ts b/src/Repository.ts
index 37d6f53..b5cf972 100644
--- a/src/Repository.ts
+++ b/src/Repository.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ export default class Repository {
         });
     }
     this.owner = new User(new UserModel({ _id: data.owner }));
+    this.owner.model.isNew = false;
   }
 
   /**