diff --git a/models/collaborative_area/collaborative_area.go b/models/collaborative_area/collaborative_area.go
index 77f3b1b..2d883be 100644
--- a/models/collaborative_area/collaborative_area.go
+++ b/models/collaborative_area/collaborative_area.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ type CollaborativeArea struct {
 	Attributes            map[string]interface{} `json:"attributes,omitempty" bson:"attributes,omitempty"`                       // Attributes is the attributes of the workspace (TODO)
 	Workspaces            []string               `json:"workspaces" bson:"workspaces"`                                           // Workspaces is the workspaces of the workspace
 	Workflows             []string               `json:"workflows" bson:"workflows"`                                             // Workflows is the workflows of the workspace
-	AllowedPeersGroup     map[string][]string    `json:"allowed_peers_group,omitempty" bson:"allowed_peers_group,omitempty"`     // AllowedPeersGroup is the group of allowed peers
+	AllowedPeersGroup     map[string][]string    `json:"allowed_peers_group" bson:"allowed_peers_group"`                         // AllowedPeersGroup is the group of allowed peers
 	Rules                 []string               `json:"rules" bson:"rules,omitempty"`                                           // Rules is the rules of the workspace
 
 	SharedRules      []*rule.Rule           `json:"shared_rules,omitempty" bson:"-"`      // SharedRules is the shared rules of the workspace
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ func (ao *CollaborativeArea) VerifyAuth(request *tools.APIRequest) bool {
 				}
 			}
 		}
+		if ao.CreatorID == request.PeerID {
+			return true
+		}
 	}
 	return ao.AbstractObject.VerifyAuth(request)
 }
diff --git a/models/utils/common.go b/models/utils/common.go
index 4a34cd5..8d91216 100644
--- a/models/utils/common.go
+++ b/models/utils/common.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ type Owner struct {
 func GenericStoreOne(data DBObject, a Accessor) (DBObject, int, error) {
 	data.GenerateID()
 	data.StoreDraftDefault()
-	data.UpToDate(a.GetUser(), true)
+	data.UpToDate(a.GetPeerID(), true)
 	f := dbs.Filters{
 		Or: map[string][]dbs.Filter{
 			"abstractresource.abstractobject.name": {{
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func GenericUpdateOne(set DBObject, id string, a Accessor, new DBObject) (DBObje
 		return nil, 403, errors.New("you are not allowed to delete this collaborative area")
 	}
 	set = newSet
-	r.UpToDate(a.GetUser(), false)
+	r.UpToDate(a.GetPeerID(), false)
 	if a.ShouldVerifyAuth() && !r.VerifyAuth(a.GetRequest()) {
 		return nil, 403, errors.New("you are not allowed to access this collaborative area")
 	}