diff --git a/app/logical/tag_alias_request.rb b/app/logical/tag_alias_request.rb
index 6a238b634..6c37f7063 100644
--- a/app/logical/tag_alias_request.rb
+++ b/app/logical/tag_alias_request.rb
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ class TagAliasRequest
       @forum_topic = build_forum_topic(@tag_alias.id)
       @forum_topic.save
 
-      @tag_alias.update_attributes(forum_topic_id: @forum_topic.id, forum_post_id: @forum_topic.posts.first.id)
+      @tag_alias.forum_topic_id = @forum_topic.id
+      @tag_alias.forum_post_id = @forum_topic.posts.first.id
+      @tag_alias.save
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/app/logical/tag_implication_request.rb b/app/logical/tag_implication_request.rb
index 0c29c3944..1d2b44de7 100644
--- a/app/logical/tag_implication_request.rb
+++ b/app/logical/tag_implication_request.rb
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ class TagImplicationRequest
       @forum_topic = build_forum_topic(@tag_implication.id)
       @forum_topic.save
 
-      @tag_implication.update_attributes(:forum_topic_id => @forum_topic.id, :forum_post_id => @forum_topic.posts.first.id)
+      @tag_implication.forum_topic_id = @forum_topic.id
+      @tag_implication.forum_post_id = @forum_topic.posts.first.id
+      @tag_implication.save
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/test/unit/tag_alias_request_test.rb b/test/unit/tag_alias_request_test.rb
index 7d140b04a..23ddff93b 100644
--- a/test/unit/tag_alias_request_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/tag_alias_request_test.rb
@@ -46,5 +46,11 @@ class TagAliasRequestTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
         tar.create
       end
     end
+
+    should "save the forum post id" do
+      tar = TagAliasRequest.new(:antecedent_name => "aaa", :consequent_name => "bbb", :reason => "reason", :skip_secondary_validations => true)
+      tar.create
+      assert_equal(tar.forum_topic.posts.first.id, tar.tag_alias.forum_post.id)
+    end
   end
 end