diff --git a/src/apps/api/views/competitions.py b/src/apps/api/views/competitions.py
index bb7eeec7b..12a40cf6e 100644
--- a/src/apps/api/views/competitions.py
+++ b/src/apps/api/views/competitions.py
@@ -156,6 +156,23 @@ def create(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
             for index in range(len(phase['tasks'])):
                 phase['tasks'][index] = phase['tasks'][index]['task']
 
+        # TODO - This is Temporary. Need to change Leaderboard to Phase connect to M2M and handle this correctly.
+        # save leaderboard individually, then pass pk to each phase
+        print(f"{request.data['leaderboards']}")
+        data = request.data
+        if 'leaderboards' in data:
+            leaderboard_data = data['leaderboards'][0]
+            if(leaderboard_data['id']):
+                leaderboard_instance = Leaderboard.objects.get(id=leaderboard_data['id'])
+                leaderboard = LeaderboardSerializer(leaderboard_instance, data=data['leaderboards'][0])
+            else:
+                leaderboard = LeaderboardSerializer(data=data['leaderboards'][0])
+            leaderboard.is_valid()
+            leaderboard.save()
+            leaderboard_id = leaderboard["id"].value
+            for phase in data['phases']:
+                phase['leaderboard'] = leaderboard_id
+
         serializer = self.get_serializer(data=request.data)
         serializer.is_valid(raise_exception=True)
         self.perform_create(serializer)
diff --git a/src/tests/functional/test_competitions.py b/src/tests/functional/test_competitions.py
index 7a1e2cc48..0bd8e3d8b 100644
--- a/src/tests/functional/test_competitions.py
+++ b/src/tests/functional/test_competitions.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ def test_manual_competition_creation(self):
         self.find('div[selenium="add-column"]').click()
         sleep(LONG_WAIT)
         self.find('input[selenium="column-key"]').send_keys('cOlUmN kEy')
-        self.find('input[selenium="column-precision"]').send_keys('cOlUmN pReCiSiOn')
+        self.find('input[selenium="column-precision"]').send_keys('3')
         self.find('input[selenium="hidden"]').click()
         self.find('div[selenium="save3"]').click()
         sleep(LONG_WAIT)