1 files changed, 7 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb
index 23ccb34cd2..b2a2ed6e11 100755
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb
@@ -449,11 +449,13 @@ module ActiveRecord
         module_eval do
           before_save <<-EOF
             association = instance_variable_get("@#{association_name}")
-            if not association.nil? and association.new_record?
-              association.save(true)
-              self["#{association_class_primary_key_name}"] = association.id
-              association.send(:construct_sql)
-            end
+            if not association.nil? 
+              if association.new_record?
+                association.save(true)
+                association.send(:construct_sql)
+              end
+              self["#{association_class_primary_key_name}"] = association.id if association.updated?
+            end            
           EOF
         end