2 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_many_association.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_many_association.rb
index b574185561..ca27c9fdde 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_many_association.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_many_association.rb
@@ -85,7 +85,11 @@ module ActiveRecord
         end
 
         def cached_counter_attribute_name(reflection = reflection())
-          options[:counter_cache] || "#{reflection.name}_count"
+          if reflection.options[:counter_cache]
+            reflection.options[:counter_cache].to_s
+          else
+            "#{reflection.name}_count"
+          end
         end
 
         def update_counter(difference, reflection = reflection())
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 4fcbc98c62..4897ec44e9 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_many_through_association.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_many_through_association.rb
@@ -160,9 +160,9 @@ module ActiveRecord
 
           if through_reflection.collection? && update_through_counter?(method)
             update_counter(-count, through_reflection)
+          else
+            update_counter(-count)
           end
-
-          update_counter(-count)
         end
 
         def through_records_for(record)