2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
index 76b9ea0e36..bd7195a33b 100755
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ module ActiveRecord #:nodoc:
       # Note: This method is overwritten by the Validation module that'll make sure that updates made with this method
       # doesn't get subjected to validation checks. Hence, attributes can be updated even if the full object isn't valid.
       def update_attribute(name, value)
-        self[name.to_s] = value
+        self[name] = value
         save
       end
 
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations.rb
index 39eb6c013b..1da73d6dc5 100755
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations.rb
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
     # This is especially useful for boolean flags on existing records. The regular +update_attribute+ method
     # in Base is replaced with this when the validations module is mixed in, which it is by default.
     def update_attribute_with_validation_skipping(name, value)
-      @attributes[name] = value
+      self[name] = value
       save(false)
     end