diff --git a/web/gui/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ui/impl/UiWebSocket.java b/web/gui/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ui/impl/UiWebSocket.java
index e1d403d..be0ab24 100644
--- a/web/gui/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ui/impl/UiWebSocket.java
+++ b/web/gui/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ui/impl/UiWebSocket.java
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
         this.directory = directory;
         this.userName = userName;
 
-        Topo2Jsonifier t2json = new Topo2Jsonifier(directory);
+        Topo2Jsonifier t2json = new Topo2Jsonifier(directory, userName);
         UiSharedTopologyModel sharedModel = directory.get(UiSharedTopologyModel.class);
         UiTopoLayoutService layoutService = directory.get(UiTopoLayoutService.class);