diff --git a/app/models/post.rb b/app/models/post.rb
index 26ad1232d..3f7261bc6 100644
--- a/app/models/post.rb
+++ b/app/models/post.rb
@@ -1033,11 +1033,7 @@ class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
         vote = PostVote.where("post_id = ? and user_id = ?", id, CurrentUser.user.id).first
         vote.destroy
 
-        if vote.score > 0
-          self.score -= vote.score
-        else
-          self.score += vote.score
-        end
+        self.reload
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/test/unit/post_test.rb b/test/unit/post_test.rb
index 36aac9934..6173c2179 100644
--- a/test/unit/post_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/post_test.rb
@@ -1582,12 +1582,27 @@ class PostTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     should "allow undoing of votes" do
       user = FactoryGirl.create(:user)
       post = FactoryGirl.create(:post)
+
+      # We deliberately don't call post.reload until the end to verify that
+      # post.unvote! returns the correct score even when not forcibly reloaded.
       CurrentUser.scoped(user, "127.0.0.1") do
         post.vote!("up")
+        assert_equal(1, post.score)
+
         post.unvote!
-        post.reload
         assert_equal(0, post.score)
+
         assert_nothing_raised {post.vote!("down")}
+        assert_equal(-1, post.score)
+
+        post.unvote!
+        assert_equal(0, post.score)
+
+        assert_nothing_raised {post.vote!("up")}
+        assert_equal(1, post.score)
+
+        post.reload
+        assert_equal(1, post.score)
       end
     end
   end