diff --git a/db/migrate/20090503121505_populate_member_roles.rb b/db/migrate/20090503121505_populate_member_roles.rb
index e5f246afa..75ba261d4 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20090503121505_populate_member_roles.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20090503121505_populate_member_roles.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ class PopulateMemberRoles < ActiveRecord::Migration[4.2]
   def self.up
     MemberRole.delete_all
     Member.all.each do |member|
-      MemberRole.create!(:member_id => member.id, :role_id => member.role_id)
+      MemberRole.insert!({:member_id => member.id, :role_id => member.role_id})
     end
   end