diff --git a/app/models/tag_subscription.rb b/app/models/tag_subscription.rb
index 110f4e26c..da36a1311 100644
--- a/app/models/tag_subscription.rb
+++ b/app/models/tag_subscription.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class TagSubscription < ActiveRecord::Base
   before_save :limit_tag_count
   attr_accessible :name, :tag_query, :post_ids, :is_public, :is_visible_on_profile
   validates_presence_of :name, :tag_query, :is_public, :creator_id
-  validate :creator_can_create_subscriptions
+  validate :creator_can_create_subscriptions, :on => :create
   
   def normalize_name
     self.name = name.gsub(/\W/, "_")