diff --git a/app/Factory/UserFactory.php b/app/Factory/UserFactory.php
index 960584cceead..e0c46bbcda2a 100644
--- a/app/Factory/UserFactory.php
+++ b/app/Factory/UserFactory.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 namespace App\Factory;
 
 use App\Models\User;
+use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 
 class UserFactory
 {
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ class UserFactory
         $user->signature = '';
         $user->theme_id = 0;
         $user->user_logged_in_notification = true;
+        $user->referral_code = Str::lower(Str::random(32));
 
         return $user;
     }
diff --git a/app/Jobs/User/CreateUser.php b/app/Jobs/User/CreateUser.php
index 504a27b80a1c..73f5e968f325 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/User/CreateUser.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/User/CreateUser.php
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use App\Models\User;
 use App\Utils\Ninja;
 use App\Utils\Traits\MakesHash;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\Dispatchable;
+use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 
 class CreateUser
 {
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ class CreateUser
         $user->fill($this->request);
         $user->email = $this->request['email']; //todo need to remove this in production
         $user->last_login = now();
+        $user->referral_code = Str::lower(Str::random(32));
         $user->ip = request()->ip();
 
         if (Ninja::isSelfHost()) {