diff --git a/plugins/FeedsNodeProcessor.inc b/plugins/FeedsNodeProcessor.inc
index 01642e41655625a291ae67a243b5a3a7fa236b28..cc8619e0ded12456f222d2fc3a42d04a5a577676 100644
--- a/plugins/FeedsNodeProcessor.inc
+++ b/plugins/FeedsNodeProcessor.inc
@@ -110,6 +110,15 @@ class FeedsNodeProcessor extends FeedsProcessor {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Validates a node.
+   */
+  protected function entityValidate($entity) {
+    if (empty($entity->uid)) {
+       $entity->uid = $this->config['author'];
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Save a node.
    */