3 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/generators/app_base.rb b/railties/lib/rails/generators/app_base.rb
index e65a0b1de0..6cb3eed873 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/generators/app_base.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/generators/app_base.rb
@@ -96,11 +96,9 @@ module Rails
       end
 
       def create_root
-        self.destination_root = File.expand_path(app_path, destination_root)
         valid_const?
 
         empty_directory '.'
-        set_default_accessors!
         FileUtils.cd(destination_root) unless options[:pretend]
       end
 
@@ -111,6 +109,7 @@ module Rails
       end
 
       def set_default_accessors!
+        self.destination_root = File.expand_path(app_path, destination_root)
         self.rails_template = case options[:template]
           when /^https?:\/\//
             options[:template]
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb
index 095a165fc0..6927cc52dd 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ module Rails
         end
       end
 
+      public_task :set_default_accessors!
       public_task :create_root
 
       def create_root_files
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/model/USAGE b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/model/USAGE
index 145d9ee6e0..833b7beb7f 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/model/USAGE
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/model/USAGE
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Available field types:
     For decimal, two integers separated by a comma in curly braces will be used
     for precision and scale:
 
-        `rails generate model product price:decimal{10,2}`
+        `rails generate model product 'price:decimal{10,2}'`
 
     You can add a `:uniq` or `:index` suffix for unique or standard indexes
     respectively: