diff --git a/packages/Webkul/API/Http/Controllers/Shop/CustomerController.php b/packages/Webkul/API/Http/Controllers/Shop/CustomerController.php
index 74cd3a83b..c32816dbb 100644
--- a/packages/Webkul/API/Http/Controllers/Shop/CustomerController.php
+++ b/packages/Webkul/API/Http/Controllers/Shop/CustomerController.php
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@ namespace Webkul\API\Http\Controllers\Shop;
 
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Event;
 use Webkul\Customer\Repositories\CustomerRepository;
+use Webkul\Customer\Repositories\CustomerGroupRepository;
 
 /**
  * Customer controller
  *
  * @author    Jitendra Singh <jitendra@webkul.com>
+ * @author    Vivek Sharma <viveksh047@webkul.com> @vivek-webkul
  * @copyright 2018 Webkul Software Pvt Ltd (http://www.webkul.com)
  */
 class CustomerController extends Controller
@@ -28,13 +30,28 @@ class CustomerController extends Controller
     protected $customerRepository;
 
     /**
-     * @param CustomerRepository object $customer
+     * Repository object
+     *
+     * @var array
      */
-    public function __construct(CustomerRepository $customerRepository)
-    {
+    protected $customerGroupRepository;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new controller instance.
+     *
+     * @param  \Webkul\Customer\Repositories\CustomerRepository     $customerRepository
+     * @param  \Webkul\Customer\Repositories\CustomerGroupRepository     $customerGroupRepository
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function __construct(
+        CustomerRepository $customerRepository,
+        CustomerGroupRepository $customerGroupRepository
+    )   {
         $this->_config = request('_config');
 
         $this->customerRepository = $customerRepository;
+
+        $this->customerGroupRepository = $customerGroupRepository;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -56,10 +73,11 @@ class CustomerController extends Controller
         $data = array_merge($data, [
                 'password' => bcrypt($data['password']),
                 'channel_id' => core()->getCurrentChannel()->id,
-                'is_verified' => 1,
-                'customer_group_id' => 1
+                'is_verified' => 1
             ]);
 
+        $data['customer_group_id'] = $this->customerGroupRepository->findOneWhere(['code' => 'general'])->id;
+
         Event::dispatch('customer.registration.before');
 
         $customer = $this->customerRepository->create($data);