diff --git a/test/api/v3/integration/challenges/GET-challenges_challengeId.test.js b/test/api/v3/integration/challenges/GET-challenges_challengeId.test.js
index 33b329300a..4bbbd001ba 100644
--- a/test/api/v3/integration/challenges/GET-challenges_challengeId.test.js
+++ b/test/api/v3/integration/challenges/GET-challenges_challengeId.test.js
@@ -46,7 +46,14 @@ describe('GET /challenges/:challengeId', () => {
         id: groupLeader._id,
         profile: {name: groupLeader.profile.name},
       });
-      expect(chal.group).to.eql(_.pick(group, ['_id', 'id', 'name', 'type', 'privacy']));
+      expect(chal.group).to.eql({
+        _id: group._id,
+        id: group.id,
+        name: group.name,
+        type: group.type,
+        privacy: group.privacy,
+        leader: groupLeader.id,
+      });
     });
   });
 
@@ -91,7 +98,14 @@ describe('GET /challenges/:challengeId', () => {
         id: groupLeader._id,
         profile: {name: groupLeader.profile.name},
       });
-      expect(chal.group).to.eql(_.pick(group, ['_id', 'id', 'name', 'type', 'privacy']));
+      expect(chal.group).to.eql({
+        _id: group._id,
+        id: group.id,
+        name: group.name,
+        type: group.type,
+        privacy: group.privacy,
+        leader: groupLeader.id,
+      });
     });
   });
 
@@ -136,7 +150,14 @@ describe('GET /challenges/:challengeId', () => {
         id: groupLeader.id,
         profile: {name: groupLeader.profile.name},
       });
-      expect(chal.group).to.eql(_.pick(group, ['_id', 'id', 'name', 'type', 'privacy']));
+      expect(chal.group).to.eql({
+        _id: group._id,
+        id: group.id,
+        name: group.name,
+        type: group.type,
+        privacy: group.privacy,
+        leader: groupLeader.id,
+      });
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/test/api/v3/integration/challenges/GET-challenges_user.test.js b/test/api/v3/integration/challenges/GET-challenges_user.test.js
index b46367f46f..7379718412 100644
--- a/test/api/v3/integration/challenges/GET-challenges_user.test.js
+++ b/test/api/v3/integration/challenges/GET-challenges_user.test.js
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ describe('GET challenges/user', () => {
         type: publicGuild.type,
         privacy: publicGuild.privacy,
         name: publicGuild.name,
+        leader: publicGuild.leader._id,
       });
     });
 
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ describe('GET challenges/user', () => {
         type: publicGuild.type,
         privacy: publicGuild.privacy,
         name: publicGuild.name,
+        leader: publicGuild.leader._id,
       });
       let foundChallenge2 = _.find(challenges, { _id: challenge2._id });
       expect(foundChallenge2).to.exist;
@@ -78,6 +80,7 @@ describe('GET challenges/user', () => {
         type: publicGuild.type,
         privacy: publicGuild.privacy,
         name: publicGuild.name,
+        leader: publicGuild.leader._id,
       });
     });
 
@@ -97,6 +100,7 @@ describe('GET challenges/user', () => {
         type: publicGuild.type,
         privacy: publicGuild.privacy,
         name: publicGuild.name,
+        leader: publicGuild.leader._id,
       });
       let foundChallenge2 = _.find(challenges, { _id: challenge2._id });
       expect(foundChallenge2).to.exist;
@@ -111,6 +115,7 @@ describe('GET challenges/user', () => {
         type: publicGuild.type,
         privacy: publicGuild.privacy,
         name: publicGuild.name,
+        leader: publicGuild.leader._id,
       });
     });
 
diff --git a/website/server/models/group.js b/website/server/models/group.js
index 16a432e399..fc51fef7cb 100644
--- a/website/server/models/group.js
+++ b/website/server/models/group.js
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ schema.statics.sanitizeUpdate = function sanitizeUpdate (updateObj) {
 };
 
 // Basic fields to fetch for populating a group info
-export let basicFields = 'name type privacy';
+export let basicFields = 'name type privacy leader';
 
 schema.pre('remove', true, async function preRemoveGroup (next, done) {
   next();