diff --git a/auditlog/receivers.py b/auditlog/receivers.py
index 02405d53..75da82f6 100644
--- a/auditlog/receivers.py
+++ b/auditlog/receivers.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from functools import wraps
 
+from crum import get_current_user
 from django.conf import settings
 
 from auditlog.context import auditlog_disabled
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ def _create_log_entry(
                 action=action,
                 changes=changes,
                 force_log=force_log,
+                actor=get_current_user(),
             )
     except BaseException as e:
         error = e
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 901ab666..93f71e1c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     long_description=long_description,
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
     python_requires=">=3.8",
-    install_requires=["Django>=3.2", "python-dateutil>=2.7.0"],
+    install_requires=["Django>=3.2", "python-dateutil>=2.7.0", "django-crum"],
     zip_safe=False,
     classifiers=[
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",