diff --git a/app/controllers/v1/collections_controller.rb b/app/controllers/v1/collections_controller.rb
index 2c8bf8df05159cf2ca8ac9b82cd2228df33c62af..21fc1f9cc49a57b0d82f7fd1e5387db4a8e07bc4 100644
--- a/app/controllers/v1/collections_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/v1/collections_controller.rb
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class V1::CollectionsController < ApplicationController
 
   # Never trust parameters from the scary internet, only allow the white list through.
   def collection_params
-    params.require(:collection).permit(:name, :description, :owner_id, :owner_type, :privacy, tags: [])
+    params.require(:collection).permit(:name, :curator, :description, :owner_id, :owner_type, :privacy, tags: [])
   end
 
   def extra_params