diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 30c5a6fb..7dccbfe5 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
   
   def self.find_by_open_id_url(raw_identity_url)
-    normalized_open_id_url = OpenIdAuthentication.normalize_url(raw_identity_url)
+    normalized_open_id_url = OpenIdAuthentication.normalize_identifier(raw_identity_url)
     find(:first, :conditions => ['open_id_url = ?', normalized_open_id_url])
   end
   
@@ -248,6 +248,6 @@ protected
   
   def normalize_open_id_url
     return if open_id_url.nil?
-    self.open_id_url = OpenIdAuthentication.normalize_url(open_id_url)
+    self.open_id_url = OpenIdAuthentication.normalize_identifier(open_id_url)
   end
 end