diff --git a/codepot/src/codepot/controllers/issue.php b/codepot/src/codepot/controllers/issue.php
index c77a9773..7c3319cb 100644
--- a/codepot/src/codepot/controllers/issue.php
+++ b/codepot/src/codepot/controllers/issue.php
@@ -661,8 +661,7 @@ DEPRECATED
 			// TODO: add a project option to accept an issue from anonymous users, logged-in users or just members.
 			else if (!$login['sysadmin?'] && 
 			         $this->projects->projectHasMember($projectid, $login['id']) === FALSE &&
-			         ($issue = $this->issues->get ($login['id'], $project, $issueid)) !== FALSE &&
-			         $login['id'] != $issue->createdby)
+			         $this->issues->isCreatedBy($projectid, $issueid, $login['id']) === FALSE)
 			{
 				$status = "error - not a member nor a creator - {$login['id']}";
 			}
@@ -793,8 +792,7 @@ DEPRECATED
 			// TODO: add a project option to accept an issue from anonymous users, logged-in users or just members.
 			else if (!$login['sysadmin?'] && 
 			         $this->projects->projectHasMember($projectid, $login['id']) === FALSE &&
-			         ($issue = $this->issues->get ($login['id'], $project, $issueid)) !== FALSE &&
-			         $login['id'] != $issue->createdby)
+			         $this->issues->isCreatedBy($projectid, $issueid, $login['id']) === FALSE)
 			{
 				$status = "error - not a member nor a creator - {$login['id']}";
 			}
@@ -875,8 +873,7 @@ DEPRECATED
 			// TODO: add a project option to accept an issue from anonymous users, logged-in users or just members.
 			else if (!$login['sysadmin?'] && 
 			         $this->projects->projectHasMember($projectid, $login['id']) === FALSE &&
-			         ($issue = $this->issues->get ($login['id'], $project, $issueid)) !== FALSE &&
-			         $login['id'] != $issue->createdby)
+			         $this->issues->isCreatedBy($projectid, $issueid, $login['id']) === FALSE)
 			{
 				$status = "error - not a member nor a creator - {$login['id']}";
 			}
diff --git a/codepot/src/codepot/models/issuemodel.php b/codepot/src/codepot/models/issuemodel.php
index 7bd704e9..2c11dbae 100644
--- a/codepot/src/codepot/models/issuemodel.php
+++ b/codepot/src/codepot/models/issuemodel.php
@@ -899,6 +899,32 @@ class IssueModel extends Model
 		restore_error_handler ();
 		return $x;
 	}
+
+	function isCreatedBy ($projectid, $issueid, $userid)
+	{
+		$this->db->trans_begin (); // manual transaction. not using trans_start().
+
+		$this->db->where ('projectid', $projectod);
+		$this->db->where ('id', $issueid);
+		$query = $this->db->get ('issue');
+		if ($this->db->trans_status() === FALSE) 
+		{
+			$this->db->trans_rollback ();
+			return FALSE;
+		}
+
+		$result = $query->result ();
+		if (empty($result))
+		{
+			$this->db->trans_commit ();
+			return FALSE;
+		}
+
+		$this->db->trans_commit ();
+
+		$issue = &$result[0];
+		return ($issue->created_by == $userid);
+	}
 }
 
 ?>