2 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb
index f915daafba..4d935612ca 100755
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb
@@ -1270,10 +1270,9 @@ module ActiveRecord
               association.create_through_record(new_value)
               self.send(reflection.name, new_value)
             else
-              association.replace(new_value)              
+              association.replace(new_value)
+              instance_variable_set(ivar, new_value.nil? ? nil : association)
             end
-
-            instance_variable_set(ivar, new_value.nil? ? nil : association)
           end
 
           define_method("set_#{reflection.name}_target") do |target|
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_one_through_association.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_one_through_association.rb
index c846956e1f..b78bd5d931 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_one_through_association.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_one_through_association.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ module ActiveRecord
     
       def find_target
         super.first
+      end
+
+      def reset_target!
+        @target = nil
       end        
     end        
   end