diff --git a/libretroshare/src/services/p3forums.cc b/libretroshare/src/services/p3forums.cc
index b60b5de93..9c09c9e83 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/services/p3forums.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/services/p3forums.cc
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
  *
  */
 
+#include "rsiface/rspeers.h"
 #include "services/p3forums.h"
 
 uint32_t convertToInternalFlags(uint32_t extFlags);
@@ -232,7 +233,7 @@ bool p3Forums::getForumMessage(std::string fId, std::string mId, ForumMsgInfo &i
 		
 	info.title = fmsg->title;
 	info.msg  = fmsg->msg;
-	info.srcId = "SRC";
+	info.srcId = rsPeers->getPeerName(fmsg->srcId);
 
 	return true;
 }
@@ -285,6 +286,7 @@ std::string p3Forums::createForumMsg(std::string fId, std::string pId,
 
 	fmsg->title = title;
 	fmsg->msg   = msg;
+	fmsg->srcId = rsPeers->getOwnId();
 	fmsg->timestamp = time(NULL);
 
 	std::string msgId = publishMsg(fmsg, true);
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ForumsDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ForumsDialog.cpp
index 7f02a4caf..e7fc9c15d 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ForumsDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ForumsDialog.cpp
@@ -573,8 +573,11 @@ void ForumsDialog::insertThreads()
 			QString timestamp = qtime.toString("yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss");
 			item -> setText(0, timestamp);
 		}
+		ForumMsgInfo msginfo ;
+		rsForums->getForumMessage(fId,tit->msgId,msginfo) ;
+
 		item->setText(1, QString::fromStdWString(tit->title));
-		item->setText(2, "author");
+		item->setText(2, QString::fromStdString(msginfo.srcId));
 		item->setText(3, "signed");
 		item->setText(4, QString::fromStdString(tit->parentId));
 		item->setText(5, QString::fromStdString(tit->msgId));
@@ -622,8 +625,11 @@ void ForumsDialog::insertThreads()
 						QString timestamp = qtime.toString("yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss");
 						child -> setText(0, timestamp);
 					}
+					ForumMsgInfo msginfo ;
+					rsForums->getForumMessage(fId,mit->msgId,msginfo) ;
+
 					child->setText(1, QString::fromStdWString(mit->title));
-					child->setText(2, "author");
+					child->setText(2, QString::fromStdString(msginfo.srcId));
 					child->setText(3, "signed");
 					child->setText(4, QString::fromStdString(mit->parentId));
 					child->setText(5, QString::fromStdString(mit->msgId));