diff --git a/src/applications/phortune/storage/PhortuneAccount.php b/src/applications/phortune/storage/PhortuneAccount.php
--- a/src/applications/phortune/storage/PhortuneAccount.php
+++ b/src/applications/phortune/storage/PhortuneAccount.php
@@ -16,10 +16,8 @@
   private $memberPHIDs = self::ATTACHABLE;
 
   public static function initializeNewAccount(PhabricatorUser $actor) {
-    $account = id(new PhortuneAccount());
-    $account->memberPHIDs = array($actor->getPHID() => $actor->getPHID());
-
-    return $account;
+    return id(new self())
+      ->attachMemberPHIDs(array());
   }
 
   public static function createNewAccount(