diff --git a/app/views/pools/edit.html.erb b/app/views/pools/edit.html.erb
index 26bfb5953..2f3d621c1 100644
--- a/app/views/pools/edit.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/pools/edit.html.erb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <div id="a-edit">
     <%= simple_form_for(@pool) do |f| %>
       <h1>Edit Pool: <%= @pool.pretty_name %></h1>
-      <%= f.input :name, :input_html => { :value => @pool.pretty_name } %>
+      <%= f.input :name, :as => :string, :input_html => { :value => @pool.pretty_name } %>
       <%= f.input :description %>
       <%= f.input :post_ids, :label => "Posts" %>
       <%= f.input :category, :collection => ["series", "collection"], :include_blank => false %>
diff --git a/app/views/pools/new.html.erb b/app/views/pools/new.html.erb
index f01d1ef2d..2a52fe416 100644
--- a/app/views/pools/new.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/pools/new.html.erb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <div id="c-new">
     <%= simple_form_for(@pool) do |f| %>
       <h1>New Pool</h1>
-      <%= f.input :name %>
+      <%= f.input :name, :as => :string %>
       <%= f.input :description %>
       <%= f.input :post_ids, :label => "Posts" %>
       <%= f.input :category, :collection => ["series", "collection"], :include_blank => false %>