diff --git a/modules/apigee_edge_teams/src/Entity/Form/TeamForm.php b/modules/apigee_edge_teams/src/Entity/Form/TeamForm.php
index 1157dbd20..c03a4b8fa 100644
--- a/modules/apigee_edge_teams/src/Entity/Form/TeamForm.php
+++ b/modules/apigee_edge_teams/src/Entity/Form/TeamForm.php
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@
  */
 class TeamForm extends FieldableEdgeEntityForm implements EdgeEntityFormInterface {
 
+  /**
+   * Admin email attribute name.
+   */
+  const ADMIN_EMAIL_ATTRIBUTE = 'ADMIN_EMAIL';
+
   /**
    * The team membership manager service.
    *
@@ -89,6 +94,21 @@ public static function create(ContainerInterface $container) {
     );
   }
 
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function buildEntity(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
+    /** @var \Drupal\apigee_edge_teams\Entity\TeamInterface $team */
+    $team = parent::buildEntity($form, $form_state);
+
+    // ADMIN_EMAIL_ATTRIBUTE is a required field for monetization.
+    // We add to any team to make sure team creation works for mint orgs even
+    // if they do not enable the m10n teams module.
+    $team->setAttribute(static::ADMIN_EMAIL_ATTRIBUTE, $this->currentUser->getEmail());
+
+    return $team;
+  }
+
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */