diff --git a/app/controllers/related_contents_controller.rb b/app/controllers/related_contents_controller.rb
index ef550520c..8d0b271da 100644
--- a/app/controllers/related_contents_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/related_contents_controller.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class RelatedContentsController < ApplicationController
   private
 
   def score(value)
-    RelatedContent.find_by(id: params[:id]).score(value)
+    RelatedContent.find_by(id: params[:id]).score(value, current_user)
 
     render template: 'relationable/_refresh_score_actions'
   end
diff --git a/app/models/related_content.rb b/app/models/related_content.rb
index 3ca72d05d..6a4ac06dd 100644
--- a/app/models/related_content.rb
+++ b/app/models/related_content.rb
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ class RelatedContent < ActiveRecord::Base
   validates :parent_relationable_id, uniqueness: { scope: [:parent_relationable_type, :child_relationable_id, :child_relationable_type] }
 
   after_create :create_opposite_related_content, unless: proc { opposite_related_content.present? }
+  after_create :create_author_score
 
   scope :not_hidden, -> { where('positive_score - negative_score / LEAST(nullif(positive_score + negative_score, 0), 1) >= ?', RELATED_CONTENT_SCORE_THRESHOLD) }
   scope :not_hidden, -> { where(hidden_at: nil) }
 
-  def score(value)
-    RelatedContentsScore.create(user_id: current_user, related_content_id: self, score: value)
-    RelatedContentsScore.create(user_id: current_user, related_content_id: opposite_related_content, score: value)
+  def score(value, user)
+    score_with_opposite(value, user)
   end
 
   private
@@ -33,4 +33,13 @@ class RelatedContent < ActiveRecord::Base
     related_content = RelatedContent.create!(opposite_related_content: self, parent_relationable: child_relationable, child_relationable: parent_relationable)
     self.opposite_related_content = related_content
   end
+
+  def create_author_score
+    score(1, author)
+  end
+
+  def score_with_opposite(value, user)
+    RelatedContentsScore.create(user: user, related_content: self, score: value)
+    RelatedContentsScore.create(user: user, related_content: opposite_related_content, score: value)
+  end
 end