Index: project_issue.module
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal-contrib/contributions/modules/project_issue/project_issue.module,v
retrieving revision 1.174
diff -u -p -r1.174 project_issue.module
--- project_issue.module	6 Aug 2009 23:35:34 -0000	1.174
+++ project_issue.module	5 Jan 2010 21:05:19 -0000
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ function theme_project_issue_auto_close_
 function project_issue_add_auto_followup($changes) {
   // If a user for automatic followups exists, use that uid and proceed.
   if ($auto_user = _project_issue_followup_get_user()) {
-    $changes['uid'] = $auto_user->uid;
+    $changes['uid'] = !empty($changes['uid']) ? $changes['uid'] : $auto_user->uid;
     return project_issue_add_followup($changes);
   }
   else {