my $owner = trim $c->request->params->{owner};
    die "Invalid owner: $owner"
        unless defined $c->model('DB::Users')->find({username => $owner});

    $project->owner($owner) if $c->check_user_roles('admin');

    if ($c->check_user_roles('admin')) {
        my $owner = trim $c->request->params->{owner};
        die "Invalid owner: $owner"
            unless defined $c->model('DB::Users')->find({username => $owner});
        $project->owner($owner);
    }