diff --git a/app/controllers/conferences_controller.rb b/app/controllers/conferences_controller.rb
index f141529d..d9521997 100644
--- a/app/controllers/conferences_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/conferences_controller.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class ConferencesController < ApplicationController
 
   def show
     @conference = if params[:id]
-                    Conference.find_by_short_title(params[:id])
+                    Conference.find_by(short_title: params[:id])
                   else
                     load_conference_by_domain
                   end