diff --git a/app/controllers/favorites_controller.rb b/app/controllers/favorites_controller.rb
index eeb4b270f..127b72b90 100644
--- a/app/controllers/favorites_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/favorites_controller.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ class FavoritesController < ApplicationController
   
   def create
     if CurrentUser.favorite_limit.nil? || CurrentUser.favorite_count < CurrentUser.favorite_limit
-      Post.find(params[:post_id]).add_favorite!(CurrentUser.user)
+      @post = Post.find(params[:post_id])
+      @post.add_favorite!(CurrentUser.user)
     else
       @error_msg = "You can only keep up to #{CurrentUser.favorite_limit} favorites. Upgrade your account to save more."
     end
diff --git a/app/views/favorites/create.js.erb b/app/views/favorites/create.js.erb
index 9acf965f2..6f7fcaf7f 100644
--- a/app/views/favorites/create.js.erb
+++ b/app/views/favorites/create.js.erb
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
 <% else %>
   $("a#add-to-favorites").hide();
   $("a#remove-from-favorites").show();
+  $("#score-for-post-<%= @post.id %>").html(<%= @post.score %>);
 <% end %>