diff --git a/app/models/conference.rb b/app/models/conference.rb
index 6fa13a4e..801ea040 100644
--- a/app/models/conference.rb
+++ b/app/models/conference.rb
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ class Conference < ActiveRecord::Base
   # after the conference has been successfully created
   # Will create 1 new record for 'free' ticket
   def create_free_ticket
-    ticket = Ticket.where(conference: self, title: 'Free Access', price_cents: 0).first_or_create!(description: 'Get free access tickets for the conference.')
+    tickets.where(title: 'Free Access', price_cents: 0).first_or_create!(description: 'Get free access tickets for the conference.')
   end
 
   ##
diff --git a/spec/models/conference_spec.rb b/spec/models/conference_spec.rb
index f8a5db2b..ad0720ad 100755
--- a/spec/models/conference_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/conference_spec.rb
@@ -1588,7 +1588,7 @@ describe Conference do
     let!(:conference) { create(:conference) }
 
     it 'creates free tickets' do
-      free_ticket = Ticket.find_by(conference: conference)
+      free_ticket = conference.tickets.first
       expect(free_ticket).not_to be_nil
       expect(free_ticket.price_cents).to eq(0)
     end