1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/nested_attributes.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/nested_attributes.rb
index ca3110a374..386f0e7ca7 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/nested_attributes.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/nested_attributes.rb
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
             end
 
             reflection.options[:autosave] = true
-
+            add_autosave_association_callbacks(reflection)
             self.nested_attributes_options[association_name.to_sym] = options
 
             if options[:reject_if] == :all_blank
@@ -250,8 +250,6 @@ module ActiveRecord
                 assign_nested_attributes_for_#{type}_association(:#{association_name}, attributes)
               end
             }, __FILE__, __LINE__
-
-            add_autosave_association_callbacks(reflection)
           else
             raise ArgumentError, "No association found for name `#{association_name}'. Has it been defined yet?"
           end