diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 0b3b4b06a..5ae9d77d2 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ class User
 
   protected
   
-  def generate_key
+  def self.generate_key
     OpenSSL::PKey::RSA::generate 1024 
   end