diff --git a/src/applications/phriction/controller/PhrictionDocumentController.php b/src/applications/phriction/controller/PhrictionDocumentController.php
--- a/src/applications/phriction/controller/PhrictionDocumentController.php
+++ b/src/applications/phriction/controller/PhrictionDocumentController.php
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
     if (!$document) {
 
-      $document = new PhrictionDocument();
+      $document = PhrictionDocument::initializeNewDocument($user, $slug);
 
       $create_uri = '/phriction/edit/?slug='.$slug;