diff --git a/app/models/project.rb b/app/models/project.rb
index e01184770..4f80ba256 100644
--- a/app/models/project.rb
+++ b/app/models/project.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
+  belongs_to :platform
+
   validate :name, :uniqueness => true, :presence => true
   validate :unixname, :uniqueness => true, :presence => true
-  before_validation :generate_unixname
   validate :validate_unixname
 
-  belongs_to :platform
+  before_validation :generate_unixname
 
   protected