diff --git a/db/migrate/20111011182847_add_extra_fields_to_users.rb b/db/migrate/20111011182847_add_extra_fields_to_users.rb
index 052ba39db..49fbbf1e5 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20111011182847_add_extra_fields_to_users.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20111011182847_add_extra_fields_to_users.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ class AddExtraFieldsToUsers < ActiveRecord::Migration
     add_column :users, :nickname, :string
     add_column :users, :ssh_key, :text
     add_index :users, :nickname, :unique => true
-    User.all.each {|u| u.update_attribute :nickname, u.email.split('@').first}
+    User.all.each {|u| User.where(:id => u.id).update_all(:nickname => u.email.split('@').first)}
   end
 
   def self.down