diff --git a/scipost/management/commands/add_groups_and_permissions.py b/scipost/management/commands/add_groups_and_permissions.py
index b1bec7e869bd53965dfc402c1d8f29b86eb9634b..86a4ef7af77102d1c21cb930873bd6a59ee4d58f 100644
--- a/scipost/management/commands/add_groups_and_permissions.py
+++ b/scipost/management/commands/add_groups_and_permissions.py
@@ -5,21 +5,22 @@ from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
 
 from scipost.models import Contributor
 
+
 class Command(BaseCommand):
     help = 'Defines groups and permissions'
-    
+
     def add_arguments(self, parser):
         """Append arguments optionally for setup of Contributor roles."""
-        parser.add_argument('-u', '--setup-user', metavar='<username>', type=str, required=False, 
+        parser.add_argument('-u', '--setup-user', metavar='<username>', type=str, required=False,
                             help='Username to make registered contributor')
-        parser.add_argument('-a', '--make-admin', required=False, action='store_true', 
+        parser.add_argument('-a', '--make-admin', required=False, action='store_true',
                             help='Grant admin permissions to user (superuser only)')
-        parser.add_argument('-t', '--make-tester',  required=False, action='store_true', 
+        parser.add_argument('-t', '--make-tester',  required=False, action='store_true',
                             help='Grant test permissions to user')
 
     def handle(self, *args, **options):
         """Append all user Groups and setup a Contributor roles to user."""
-        
+
         # Create Groups
         SciPostAdmin, created = Group.objects.get_or_create(name='SciPost Administrators')
         AdvisoryBoard, created = Group.objects.get_or_create(name='Advisory Board')
@@ -203,7 +204,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         )
 
         self.stdout.write(self.style.SUCCESS('Successfully created groups and permissions.'))
-        
+
         if options['setup_user']:
             # Username is given, check options
             try:
@@ -222,8 +223,8 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
             elif options['make_admin']:
                 # Make admin failed, user not a superuser
                 self.stdout.write(self.style.WARNING('User %s is not a superuser.' % user))
-                
+
             if options['make_tester']:
                 # Setup test contributor
                 user.groups.add(Testers)
-                self.stdout.write(self.style.SUCCESS('Successfully made %s tester.' % user))
\ No newline at end of file
+                self.stdout.write(self.style.SUCCESS('Successfully made %s tester.' % user))
diff --git a/scipost/management/commands/populate_db.py b/scipost/management/commands/populate_db.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..26e2d1a3ac72011e41781b943cedfd7e015b137d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scipost/management/commands/populate_db.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
+from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+
+from ...models import Contributor
+
+
+class Command(BaseCommand):
+    def add_arguments(self, parser):
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--username', type=str, required=True,
+            help='Username of user to use for contributor model')
+
+    def create_contributor(self, username):
+        user = User.objects.get(username=username)
+        contributor = Contributor(user=user, status=1, title="MR")
+        contributor.vetted_by = contributor
+        contributor.save()
+
+    def handle(self, *args, **options):
+        self.create_contributor(options['username'])
diff --git a/scipost/models.py b/scipost/models.py
index bc1395d9aed8ff8bd567928510bda2093a80d1bb..2962da77cc4716fcf50d66db6668033d42deb937 100644
--- a/scipost/models.py
+++ b/scipost/models.py
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ class Contributor(models.Model):
 
     def public_info_as_table(self):
         """Prints out all publicly-accessible info as a table."""
-        
+
         template = Template('''
             <table>
             <tr><td>Title: </td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>{{ title }}</td></tr>