diff --git a/db/migrate/20140717110124_delete_events_without_user.rb b/db/migrate/20140717110124_delete_events_without_user.rb
index 751d2f3a..d21a7a47 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20140717110124_delete_events_without_user.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20140717110124_delete_events_without_user.rb
@@ -40,6 +40,6 @@ class DeleteEventsWithoutUser < ActiveRecord::Migration
   end
 
   def down
-    raise ActiveRecord::IrreversibleMigration, 'Cannot reverse migration. Events deleted cannot be re-created'
+    raise ActiveRecord::IrreversibleMigration.new('Cannot reverse migration. Deleted events cannot be re-created')
   end
 end