diff --git a/app/controllers/proposals_controller.rb b/app/controllers/proposals_controller.rb
index 33497dd26..8aa9fd0e6 100644
--- a/app/controllers/proposals_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/proposals_controller.rb
@@ -23,11 +23,10 @@ class ProposalsController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def create
-    @proposal = Proposal.new(proposal_params)
-    @proposal.author = current_user
+    @proposal = Proposal.new(proposal_params.merge(author: current_user))
 
     if @proposal.save
-      redirect_to share_proposal_path(@proposal), notice: I18n.t("flash.actions.create.proposal")
+      redirect_to share_proposal_path(@proposal), notice: I18n.t('flash.actions.create.proposal')
     else
       render :new
     end