diff --git a/app/controllers/messages_controller.rb b/app/controllers/messages_controller.rb
index 90e5a51..ec74bda 100644
--- a/app/controllers/messages_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/messages_controller.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class MessagesController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def create
-    if Message.create(params[:message])
+    if Message.create(message_params)
       respond_to do |format|
         format.html { redirect_to user_messages_path(:user_id => current_user.user_id) }
         format.json { render :json => {:msg => "success"} }