diff --git a/app/models/ability.rb b/app/models/ability.rb
index a345631b477e8a5697ffb5b1a5d6692e580e5a9c..9c9ed4000aa2336ed8c6ce61cfc59c67ddf694e9 100644
--- a/app/models/ability.rb
+++ b/app/models/ability.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class Ability
   end
 
   def initialize(user)
-    @user ||= User.new # guest user (not logged in)
+    @user = user ||= User.new # guest user (not logged in)
   end
 
   protected