diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/boards/newSplitBoard.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/boards/newSplitBoard.tsx
index efb244039..7c514feee 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/boards/newSplitBoard.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/boards/newSplitBoard.tsx
@@ -152,10 +152,15 @@ const NewSplitBoard: NextPage = () => {
       const responsible = newSubBoard.users.find(
         (user) => user.role === BoardUserRoles.RESPONSIBLE,
       );
+
       if (!isEmpty(responsible)) {
         responsibles.push(responsible.user);
       }
 
+      if (responsible) {
+        newSubBoard.responsibles = [responsible.user];
+      }
+
       return newSubBoard;
     });