diff --git a/tracks/app/models/user.rb b/tracks/app/models/user.rb
index 057ed0ff..6a0426ac 100644
--- a/tracks/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/tracks/app/models/user.rb
@@ -152,8 +152,7 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
   
   def generate_token
-    new_token = Digest::SHA1.hexdigest "#{Time.now.to_i}#{rand}"
-    write_attribute("token", new_token)
+    self.token = Digest::SHA1.hexdigest "#{Time.now.to_i}#{rand}"
   end
   
   def remember_token?