diff --git a/php/app/views/documents/pdf_quote.ctp b/php/app/views/documents/pdf_quote.ctp
index 5dc82569..fddb8eae 100755
--- a/php/app/views/documents/pdf_quote.ctp
+++ b/php/app/views/documents/pdf_quote.ctp
@@ -105,14 +105,37 @@ if (isset($result['filename'])) {
     $Document->saveField('pdf_filename', $result['filename']);
     $Document->saveField('pdf_created_at', date('Y-m-d H:i:s'));
 
-    // Get user ID safely (match invoice logic)
+    // Get user ID safely (match invoice logic) with Basic Auth fallback
     $userId = null;
+    $sessionUser = null;
     if (isset($this->Session)) {
-        $userId = $this->Session->read('Auth.User.id');
+        $sessionUser = $this->Session->read('Auth.User');
+        $userId = isset($sessionUser['id']) ? $sessionUser['id'] : null;
     }
     if (!$userId && isset($_SESSION['Auth']['User']['id'])) {
         $userId = $_SESSION['Auth']['User']['id'];
     }
+    // Fallback: try Basic Auth username/email -> User lookup
+    if (!$userId && !empty($_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_USER'])) {
+        $User = ClassRegistry::init('User');
+        $foundUser = $User->find('first', array(
+            'conditions' => array(
+                'OR' => array(
+                    'User.email' => $_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_USER'],
+                    'User.username' => $_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_USER'],
+                ),
+            ),
+            'fields' => array('User.id'),
+            'recursive' => -1,
+            'order' => 'User.id ASC'
+        ));
+        if ($foundUser && isset($foundUser['User']['id'])) {
+            $userId = $foundUser['User']['id'];
+        }
+    }
+    // Logging to help identify which path is used (remove after confirmed)
+    error_log('pdf_quote.ctp: user detection - sessionUser=' . json_encode($sessionUser) . ', PHP_AUTH_USER=' . (isset($_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_USER']) ? $_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_USER'] : '')); 
+
     if ($userId) {
         $Document->saveField('pdf_created_by_user_id', $userId);
     }