diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/discovery-categories-route.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/discovery-categories-route.js.es6
index 30d36bb332..636a646db2 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/discovery-categories-route.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/discovery-categories-route.js.es6
@@ -46,11 +46,13 @@ Discourse.DiscoveryCategoriesRoute = Discourse.Route.extend(Discourse.OpenCompos
       const groups = this.site.groups,
             everyoneName = groups.findBy('id', 0).name;
 
-      showModal('editCategory', Discourse.Category.create({
+      const model = Discourse.Category.create({
         color: 'AB9364', text_color: 'FFFFFF', group_permissions: [{group_name: everyoneName, permission_type: 1}],
         available_groups: groups.map(g => g.name),
         allow_badges: true
-      }));
+      });
+
+      showModal('editCategory', { model });
       this.controllerFor('editCategory').set('selectedTab', 'general');
     },