diff --git a/app/models/friend_request.rb b/app/models/friend_request.rb
index a6da914b2..4554f5f47 100644
--- a/app/models/friend_request.rb
+++ b/app/models/friend_request.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class FriendRequest
   
   validates_presence_of :url
 
-  before_save :shoot_off, :check_for_friend_requests
+  before_save :check_for_friend_requests
 
   def to_friend_xml
     friend = Friend.new
@@ -19,8 +19,12 @@ class FriendRequest
     friend.to_xml
   end
 
-  def shoot_off
-    push_friend_request_to_url(self.url)
+  def self.for(url)
+    friend_request = FriendRequest.new(:url => url)
+    friend_request.sender = User.first
+    friend_request.save
+
+    friend_request.push_friend_request_to_url(friend_request.url)
   end
 
   def check_for_friend_requests
diff --git a/spec/models/friend_request_spec.rb b/spec/models/friend_request_spec.rb
index 6b2ff20e3..0d2e3069a 100644
--- a/spec/models/friend_request_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/friend_request_spec.rb
@@ -20,12 +20,10 @@ describe FriendRequest do
     friend_xml.include?(user.profile.last_name).should be true
   end
 
-  it 'should be sent to the url upon save' do
+  it 'should be sent to the url upon for action' do
     FriendRequest.send(:class_variable_get, :@@queue).should_receive(:add_post_request)
-
-    friend_request = FriendRequest.new(:url => "http://www.google.com")
-    friend_request.sender = Factory.create(:user)
-    friend_request.save
+    Factory.create(:user)
+    FriendRequest.for("http://www.google.com")
   end
 
   it "should activate a friend if it exists on creation of a request for that url" do