diff --git a/app/controllers/problems_controller.rb b/app/controllers/problems_controller.rb
index 5c4f296..7933b9f 100644
--- a/app/controllers/problems_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/problems_controller.rb
@@ -35,36 +35,10 @@ class ProblemsController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def create_issue
-    # Create an issue on GitHub using user's github token
-    if params[:tracker] == 'user_github'
-      if !@app.github_repo?
-        flash[:error] = "This app doesn't have a GitHub repo set up."
-      elsif !current_user.github_account?
-        flash[:error] = "You haven't linked your Github account."
-      else
-        @tracker = GithubIssuesTracker.new(
-          :app         => @app,
-          :username    => current_user.github_login,
-          :oauth_token => current_user.github_oauth_token
-        )
-      end
+    issue_creation = IssueCreation.new(@problem, current_user, params[:tracker])
 
-    # Or, create an issue using the App's issue tracker
-    elsif @app.issue_tracker_configured?
-      @tracker = @app.issue_tracker
-
-    # Otherwise, display error about missing tracker configuration.
-    else
-      flash[:error] = "This app has no issue tracker setup."
-    end
-
-    if flash[:error].blank? && @tracker
-      begin
-        @tracker.create_issue @problem, current_user
-      rescue Exception => ex
-        Rails.logger.error "Error during issue creation: " << ex.message
-        flash[:error] = "There was an error during issue creation: #{ex.message}"
-      end
+    unless issue_creation.execute
+      flash[:error] = issue_creation.errors[:base].first
     end
 
     redirect_to app_problem_path(@app, @problem)
diff --git a/app/interactors/issue_creation.rb b/app/interactors/issue_creation.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c074f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/interactors/issue_creation.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+class IssueCreation
+  include ActiveModel::Validations
+
+  attr_reader :problem, :user, :tracker_name
+
+  delegate :app, :to => :problem
+
+  def initialize(problem, user, tracker_name)
+    @problem = problem
+    @user    = user
+    @tracker_name = tracker_name
+  end
+
+  def tracker
+    return @tracker if @tracker
+
+    # Create an issue on GitHub using user's github token
+    if tracker_name == 'user_github'
+      if !app.github_repo?
+        errors.add :base, "This app doesn't have a GitHub repo set up."
+      elsif !user.github_account?
+        errors.add :base, "You haven't linked your Github account."
+      else
+        @tracker = GithubIssuesTracker.new(
+          :app         => app,
+          :username    => user.github_login,
+          :oauth_token => user.github_oauth_token
+        )
+      end
+
+    # Or, create an issue using the App's issue tracker
+    elsif app.issue_tracker_configured?
+      @tracker = app.issue_tracker
+
+    # Otherwise, display error about missing tracker configuration.
+    else
+      errors.add :base, "This app has no issue tracker setup."
+    end
+
+    @tracker
+  end
+
+  def execute
+    if tracker
+      begin
+        tracker.create_issue problem, user
+      rescue => ex
+        Rails.logger.error "Error during issue creation: " << ex.message
+        errors.add :base, "There was an error during issue creation: #{ex.message}"
+      end
+    end
+
+    errors.empty?
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/interactors/issue_creation_spec.rb b/spec/interactors/issue_creation_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..16fb3ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/interactors/issue_creation_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe IssueCreation do
+  subject(:issue_creation) { IssueCreation.new(problem, user, tracker_name) }
+
+  let(:problem) { notice.problem }
+  let(:notice)  { Fabricate(:notice) }
+  let(:user)    { Fabricate(:admin) }
+  let(:errors)  { issue_creation.errors[:base] }
+  let(:tracker_name) { nil }
+
+  it "adds the error when issue tracker isn't configured" do
+    issue_creation.execute
+    expect(errors).to include("This app has no issue tracker setup.")
+  end
+
+  it 'creates an issue if issue tracker is configured' do
+    tracker = Fabricate(:lighthouse_tracker, :app => notice.app)
+    tracker.should_receive(:create_issue)
+    issue_creation.execute
+    expect(errors).to be_empty
+  end
+
+  context "with user's github" do
+    let(:tracker_name) { 'user_github' }
+
+    it "adds the error when repo isn't set up" do
+      issue_creation.execute
+      expect(errors).to include("This app doesn't have a GitHub repo set up.")
+    end
+
+    context 'with repo set up' do
+      before do
+        notice.app.update_attribute(:github_repo, 'errbit/errbit')
+      end
+
+      it "adds the error when github account isn't linked" do
+        issue_creation.execute
+        expect(errors).to include("You haven't linked your Github account.")
+      end
+
+      it 'creates an issue if github account is linked' do
+        user.github_login       = 'admin'
+        user.github_oauth_token = 'oauthtoken'
+        user.save!
+
+        GithubIssuesTracker.any_instance.should_receive(:create_issue)
+        issue_creation.execute
+        expect(errors).to be_empty
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
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