1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_and_belongs_to_many_association.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_and_belongs_to_many_association.rb
index a5cc3bf091..af9ce3dfb2 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_and_belongs_to_many_association.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_and_belongs_to_many_association.rb
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ module ActiveRecord
           load_target.size
         end
 
-        def insert_record(record, force=true)
+        def insert_record(record, force = true, validate = true)
           if record.new_record?
             if force
               record.save!
             else
-              return false unless record.save
+              return false unless record.save(validate)
             end
           end