diff --git a/lib/motion_model/validatable.rb b/lib/motion_model/validatable.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/motion_model/validatable.rb
+++ b/lib/motion_model/validatable.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ module MotionModel
     
         @validations << {field => validation_type}
       end
-      alias :validate, :validates
+      alias_method :validates, :validate
 
       def validations
         @validations
really aliased validates and validate macros