diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index b9b03dede..7f4ea5c98 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class User
 
   many :groups, :class_name => 'Group'
 
+  before_validation_on_create :assign_key
   before_validation :do_bad_things 
   after_validation_on_create :setup_person