diff --git a/app/controllers/verification/letter_controller.rb b/app/controllers/verification/letter_controller.rb
index a6b5125bc..11bf5585d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/verification/letter_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/verification/letter_controller.rb
@@ -12,12 +12,8 @@ class Verification::LetterController < ApplicationController
 
   def create
     @letter = Verification::Letter.new(user: current_user)
-    if @letter.save
-      redirect_to edit_letter_path
-    else
-      flash.now.alert = t('verification.letter.create.alert.failure')
-      render :new
-    end
+    @letter.save!
+    redirect_to edit_letter_path
   end
 
   def edit