diff --git a/lib/pact_broker/webhooks/repository.rb b/lib/pact_broker/webhooks/repository.rb
index f1d6aabc4..057ccf7db 100644
--- a/lib/pact_broker/webhooks/repository.rb
+++ b/lib/pact_broker/webhooks/repository.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ class Repository
       include Repositories
 
       def create uuid, webhook, consumer, provider
+        consumer = pacticipant_repository.find_by_name(webhook.consumer.name) if webhook.consumer
+        provider = pacticipant_repository.find_by_name(webhook.provider.name) if webhook.provider
         db_webhook = Webhook.from_domain webhook, consumer, provider
         db_webhook.uuid = uuid
         db_webhook.save
diff --git a/spec/features/create_webhook_spec.rb b/spec/features/create_webhook_spec.rb
index f3c6e6d97..ad3539566 100644
--- a/spec/features/create_webhook_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/create_webhook_spec.rb
@@ -108,8 +108,19 @@
   context "with a UUID" do
     let(:path) { "/webhooks/1234123412341234" }
 
+    before do
+      webhook_hash[:provider] = { name: "Some Provider" }
+      webhook_hash[:consumer] = { name: "Some Consumer" }
+    end
+
     subject { put(path, webhook_json, headers) }
 
     its(:status) { is_expected.to be 201 }
+
+    it "is expected to have a consumer and provider" do
+      subject
+      expect(PactBroker::Webhooks::Webhook.first.consumer).to_not be nil
+      expect(PactBroker::Webhooks::Webhook.first.provider).to_not be nil
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/lib/pact_broker/webhooks/repository_spec.rb b/spec/lib/pact_broker/webhooks/repository_spec.rb
index 88ddd65ce..516ea10a5 100644
--- a/spec/lib/pact_broker/webhooks/repository_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/pact_broker/webhooks/repository_spec.rb
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 module PactBroker
   module Webhooks
     describe Repository do
-
-      let(:td) { TestDataBuilder.new }
       let(:url) { 'http://example.org' }
       let(:body) { {'some' => 'json' } }
       let(:headers) { {'Content-Type' => 'application/json', 'Accept' => 'application/json'} }
@@ -22,9 +20,9 @@ module Webhooks
         PactBroker::Webhooks::WebhookEvent.new(name: 'something_happened')
       end
       let(:events) { [event]}
-      let(:webhook) { Domain::Webhook.new(request: request, events: events)}
-      let(:consumer) { td.create_pacticipant 'Consumer'; td.pacticipant}
-      let(:provider) { td.create_pacticipant 'Provider'; td.pacticipant}
+      let(:webhook) { Domain::Webhook.new(request: request, events: events) }
+      let(:consumer) { td.create_pacticipant('Consumer').and_return(:pacticipant) }
+      let(:provider) { td.create_pacticipant('Provider').and_return(:pacticipant) }
       let(:uuid) { 'the-uuid' }
       let(:created_webhook_record) { ::DB::PACT_BROKER_DB[:webhooks].order(:id).last }
       let(:created_events) { ::DB::PACT_BROKER_DB[:webhook_events].where(webhook_id: created_webhook_record[:id]).order(:name).all }
@@ -57,10 +55,20 @@ module Webhooks
         it "saves the webhook events" do
           expect(subject.events.first[:name]).to eq "something_happened"
         end
+
+        context "when consumer and provider domain objects are set on the object rather than passed in" do
+          let(:webhook) { Domain::Webhook.new(request: request, events: events, consumer: consumer, provider: provider) }
+
+          subject { Repository.new.create(uuid, webhook, nil, nil) }
+
+          it "sets the consumer and provider relationships" do
+            expect(subject.consumer.id).to eq consumer.id
+            expect(subject.provider.id).to eq provider.id
+          end
+        end
       end
 
       describe "delete_by_uuid" do
-
         before do
           Repository.new.create uuid, webhook, consumer, provider
           Repository.new.create 'another-uuid', webhook, consumer, provider