1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_many_through_association.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_many_through_association.rb
index 2eeeb28d1f..d5d188ac2a 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_many_through_association.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_many_through_association.rb
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ module ActiveRecord
           options[:include] = @reflection.source_reflection.options[:include] if options[:include].nil?
         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
           through_reflection = @reflection.through_reflection