diff --git a/backend/src/seeds/factory/creation.ts b/backend/src/seeds/factory/creation.ts
index 64f693360..88a681ef7 100644
--- a/backend/src/seeds/factory/creation.ts
+++ b/backend/src/seeds/factory/creation.ts
@@ -20,14 +20,9 @@ export const creationFactory = async (
 ): Promise<void> => {
   const { mutate, query } = client
 
-  // login as Peter Lustig (admin) and get his user ID
-  const {
-    data: {
-      login: { id },
-    },
-  } = await query({ query: login, variables: { email: 'peter@lustig.de', password: 'Aa12345_' } })
+  await query({ query: login, variables: { email: 'peter@lustig.de', password: 'Aa12345_' } })
 
-  await mutate({ mutation: createPendingCreation, variables: { ...creation, moderator: id } })
+  await mutate({ mutation: createPendingCreation, variables: { ...creation } })
 
   // get User
   const user = await User.findOneOrFail({ where: { email: creation.email } })
diff --git a/backend/src/seeds/graphql/mutations.ts b/backend/src/seeds/graphql/mutations.ts
index 6ee1bafd0..f6022998e 100644
--- a/backend/src/seeds/graphql/mutations.ts
+++ b/backend/src/seeds/graphql/mutations.ts
@@ -84,20 +84,8 @@ export const createTransactionLink = gql`
 // from admin interface
 
 export const createPendingCreation = gql`
-  mutation (
-    $email: String!
-    $amount: Decimal!
-    $memo: String!
-    $creationDate: String!
-    $moderator: Int!
-  ) {
-    createPendingCreation(
-      email: $email
-      amount: $amount
-      memo: $memo
-      creationDate: $creationDate
-      moderator: $moderator
-    )
+  mutation ($email: String!, $amount: Decimal!, $memo: String!, $creationDate: String!) {
+    createPendingCreation(email: $email, amount: $amount, memo: $memo, creationDate: $creationDate)
   }
 `