diff --git a/components/story/create/storyForm.vue b/components/story/create/storyForm.vue
index 46c9d08..07ba4f8 100644
--- a/components/story/create/storyForm.vue
+++ b/components/story/create/storyForm.vue
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 			</a-form-item>
 		</Field>
 		<a-form-item label="Co-author (optional)">
-			<find-user :initial-option="null" fieldName="coAuthor" :multi="false" />
+			<find-user :initial-option="data.coAuthor" fieldName="coAuthor" :multi="false" />
 		</a-form-item>
 		<Field :unchecked-value="false" :value="true" type="checkbox" name="completed" v-slot="{ value, field, errorMessage }">
 			<a-checkbox v-bind="field"> Complete </a-checkbox>