diff --git a/app/views/conference_registration/register.html.haml b/app/views/conference_registration/register.html.haml
index 928f0311..cb147cb1 100644
--- a/app/views/conference_registration/register.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/conference_registration/register.html.haml
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
   .row-fluid
     .span12
       = semantic_form_for(@registration, :url => register_conference_path(@conference.short_title), :html => { :method => :put }) do |f|
-        = f.fields_for :person do
-          = f.inputs :public_name, :as => :string, :for => :person
+        = f.fields_for :person do |p|
+          = p.text_field :public_name, :for => :person
         = f.input :attending_social_events, :label => false
         = f.input :attending_with_partner, :label => false
         = f.input :using_affiliated_lodging, :label => false