diff --git a/app/models/debate.rb b/app/models/debate.rb
index 020259d80..13cff5b3f 100644
--- a/app/models/debate.rb
+++ b/app/models/debate.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class Debate < ActiveRecord::Base
   include ActsAsParanoidAliases
 
   belongs_to :author, -> { with_hidden }, class_name: 'User', foreign_key: 'author_id'
+  belongs_to :public_author, -> { with_public_activity }, class_name: 'User', foreign_key: 'author_id'
   belongs_to :geozone
   has_many :comments, as: :commentable
 
diff --git a/app/models/proposal.rb b/app/models/proposal.rb
index 1f9ede642..64cadbb24 100644
--- a/app/models/proposal.rb
+++ b/app/models/proposal.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class Proposal < ActiveRecord::Base
   RETIRE_OPTIONS = %w(duplicated started unfeasible done other)
 
   belongs_to :author, -> { with_hidden }, class_name: 'User', foreign_key: 'author_id'
-  belongs_to :public_author, -> { public_activity }, class_name: 'User', foreign_key: 'author_id'
+  belongs_to :public_author, -> { with_public_activity }, class_name: 'User', foreign_key: 'author_id'
   belongs_to :geozone
   has_many :comments, as: :commentable
   has_many :proposal_notifications
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index c82ae3435..4952c286c 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
   scope :by_document,     -> (document_type, document_number) { where(document_type: document_type, document_number: document_number) }
   scope :email_digest,    -> { where(email_digest: true) }
   scope :active,          -> { where(erased_at: nil) }
-  scope :public_activity, -> { where(public_activity: true) }
+  scope :with_public_activity, -> { where(public_activity: true) }
 
   before_validation :clean_document_number