diff --git a/db/migrate/20120412072508_add_rendered_notes.rb b/db/migrate/20120412072508_add_rendered_notes.rb
index 25fa4603..bbf813c4 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20120412072508_add_rendered_notes.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20120412072508_add_rendered_notes.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ class AddRenderedNotes < ActiveRecord::Migration
     # Call save! on each todo to force generation of rendered_todos
     i=0; max = Todo.all.count; start = Time.now
     Todo.all.each do |todo|
-      todo.save(false)
+      if Rails.version < '3.0'
+        todo.save(false)
+      else
+        todo.save(:validate => false)
+      end
       i = i + 1
       if i%250==0
         elapsed_sec = (Time.now-start)